The August 5 incident is the latest in China's many acts of harassment against the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea.
released on Monday, August 7, shows the Chinese vessel moving dangerously close to the Philippine Coast Guard boat’s bow. Another video also released on Monday shows the China Coast Guard pointing a water cannon towards the Philippine ship’s direction and it traversed parallel to the Philippine Coast Guard ship.
“Such actions by the CCG not only disregarded the safety of the PCG crew and the supply boats but also violated international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea , the 1972 Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea , and the 2016 Arbitral Award,” Coast Guard Commodore Jay Tarriela said in a statement on Monday, August 7.
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