Near collision, tense encounter as Beijing flexes muscles in the South China Sea

Tense encounters about 100 miles off the Philippines are becoming more frequent in Asia's most contested waters as China presses its claim of ownership over almost the entire South China Sea

NEAR THE SECOND THOMAS SHOAL, South China Sea – The crew of the Philippine Coast Guard boat watch anxiously as an imposing Chinese vessel draws near and cuts off its path, coming within a meter of collision in a vast stretch of open water in the South China Sea.

China rules the waves here, and the Philippine mission is symbolic of a wider battle between Beijing and neighbors determined to uphold sovereign rights in their exclusive economic zones . Just 800 meters away, a grey navy ship starts to follow the Sindangan, joining the four Chinese coast guard vessels and five other boats suspected by the Philippines of being militia.

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