Chinese coast guard ships fired water cannons at two Philippine patrol vessels near the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, causing minor damage to one vessel. The Philippines accused China of harassment and damaging its boats, escalating tensions in the region.
Tensions flared in the South China Sea on Tuesday as Beijing's maritime presence, led by four China Coast Guard vessels, shot water cannons toward Philippine vessels. https://t.co/1Mqd85P4Z8
China has been branded "a bully" and an international lawbreaker after its ships blasted Philippine vessels with water cannon in the South China Sea ⬇️ Sky's @CordeliaSkyNews was on board the BRP Bagacay when a Chinese vessel fired water at it 🔗 https://t.co/2YEZE29AIH https://t.co/QTSzmDnqC9
China is picking a fight with the Philippines for control over the South China Sea. https://t.co/9DrcakggaF
China has been branded "a bully" and an international lawbreaker after its ships blasted Philippine vessels with water cannon in the South China Sea ⬇️ Read more https://t.co/HbOu1FANdR
ICYMI: China says Philippines agreed to stay out of Panatag Shoal under Duterte admin | The wRap https://t.co/zvBwbMfWIW
🇺🇸🇵🇭⚡ US-Philippine forces conduct live fire rocket drill amid South China Sea tensions United States and Philippine forces fired a dozen rockets in the direction of the South China Sea as part of this year’s ongoing Balikatan joint military exercises. The rockets were… https://t.co/SJKfKgOJck
Under former president Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines apparently agreed to stay away from Panatag or Scarborough Shoal. Full story: https://t.co/JSul2CgX6n https://t.co/RiclFspPyW
China says Philippines agreed to stay out of Panatag Shoal under Duterte admin | The wRap https://t.co/2olFrwiXXK
The #Philippines on Thursday, May 2, demanded that #Chinese ships leave Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) and its vicinity “immediately.” This is two days after China Coast Guard vessels used high-pressure water cannons against two Philippine government vessels. The… https://t.co/DO53PgECBP
Chinese embassy: Under Duterte, Philippines agreed to keep gov’t out of Panatag Shoal https://t.co/1GqrFPV5Wu
🇨🇳🇺🇸🇵🇭 On a new round of confrontation between China and the West In the South China Sea, the confrontation between China and the US and its allies continues. The fact is that since April 22, the Balikatan-2024 exercise has been underway on the Philippine islands. The Chinese… https://t.co/0qo6SegBBs
ICYMI: Philippines to China: Leave Panatag Shoal now | The wRap https://t.co/HT9o7tX4YC
The Philippines demands Chinese ships leave Panatag or Scarborough Shoal and its vicinity ‘immediately,’ days after China Coast Guard vessels used high-pressure water cannons against two Philippine government vessels, which damaged PCG and BFAR vessels. Full story:… https://t.co/fjyn7xwoPc
Philippines to China: Leave Panatag Shoal now | The wRap https://t.co/6JuMTyJGZf
'Close enough to see their faces': Chased down by #China in #SouthChinaSea The BBC was onboard the Philippines coast guard vessel BRP Bagacay when it was accosted by Chinese vessels on Tuesday. We could see the larger Chinese ship moving closer, both our ships going at high… https://t.co/vDdeYjtGYE
The Philippines on Thursday, May 2, demanded that Chinese ships leave Panatag Shoal and its vicinity “immediately,” two days after China Coast Guard vessels used high-pressure water cannons against two Philippine government vessels. https://t.co/tEgUItEZJz https://t.co/R82CuCLI2M
Philippines tells China: Leave Panatag Shoal now https://t.co/kLeyTjSUmH
3 #Chinese research vessels spotted near Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal). For the first time, three research vessels from China were spotted off Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Navy said on Tuesday. These research vessels were monitored in the… https://t.co/sPsdPtwxgy
#Chinese Coast Guard vessels collided with and harassed #Philippine vessels on Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, according to a statement by the Philippine Coast Guard. https://t.co/gcCvgJ6V59
Sky News's @CordeliaSkyNews explains how a Philippine coastguard ship ended up being surrounded by 12 Chinese vessels ⬇️ 🔗 https://t.co/SoM8yl7UUk https://t.co/sBv3iyYVmt
Chinese Vessels Fire Water Cannon At Philippines' Coast Guard Ships #TNShorts https://t.co/F3eIsBAz0w
NEW: China Coast Guard becoming ‘more aggressive’: Philippines https://t.co/bq9z7z8OeV
Philippines ship getting blasted by water cannons of China Coast Guard vessel near Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea. Chinese appear to be aiming at tricolor Philippine flag & ship's radar systems. https://t.co/gWdAcBzPPE
Excellent drone visual of a #Philippines ship getting blasted by the water cannons of a #China Coast Guard ship near Scarborough Shoal (Bajo de Masinloc). The 🇵🇭 Philippines tricolor flag still flying proudly........ Via @raffytima & @GMANews https://t.co/jNl1oxOK4Z
BBC on boat chased down by China in South China Sea “The BBC was onboard the Philippines coast guard vessel BRP Bagacay when it was accosted by Chinese vessels on Tuesday.” https://t.co/LWDTNEdDn9
China fires water cannons at Philippine ships in South China Sea: https://t.co/MdEkra8dHM https://t.co/E4a90lKUI8
WATCH: Videos from the Philippine Coast Guard show the intensity of China's water cannons against the BRP Datu Bankaw while it was en route to Panatag Shoal on April 30. Read: https://t.co/6SOCi1cjEO https://t.co/qv7UrPeR8D
China's coast guard has become more aggressive towards Philippine vessels in the South China Sea and its water cannon attacks could threaten the lives of crew, a government spokesman in Manila warned Wednesday. https://t.co/VFKOmEUDdT https://t.co/Mjqy4QhK6q
PH says China ‘elevated’ tension in West Philippine Sea with Panatag Shoal harassment https://t.co/O7TJoG0Xtn
PCG's BRP Bagacay faces water cannons from two bigger China Coast Guard ships WATCH: The 44-meter BRP Bagacay and its crew face harassment from the China Coast Guard en route to Panatagal Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on April 30. The Bagacay and the BRP Datu Bankaw were on a… https://t.co/yKKwcENaxJ
BFAR ship bears brunt of China Coast Guard water cannons in mission to Panatag Shoal WATCH: A Philippine humanitarian mission to Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea turns dangerous as Chinese ships train their water cannons against two Philippine government ships. Videos… https://t.co/MfrX8flWVN
Chinese Coast Guard vessels were seen blasting water cannons at a Philippine Coast Guard ship in the latest confrontation between the two countries in the disputed South China Sea. https://t.co/4EQRXxBkoe
WATCH: Philippine Coast Guard’s spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea says Wednesday, May 1, that the China Coast Guard’s use of “jet stream pressure” in their water cannons elevated tensions in the West Philippine Sea. Full story: https://t.co/7KjExonim7 https://t.co/bIhprztBa6
The #Philippines has accused China’s coast guard of elevating tensions in the South #China Sea after its use of water cannons that damaged two of its vessels, an official says. https://t.co/MioUyCEcCD
Philippines Says Chinese Coast Guard Elevating Tensions in South China Sea https://t.co/USDl2AMWBw
Sky's @CordeliaSkyNews is aboard a Philippine vessel witnessing a Chinese craft fire a water cannon at it, over its presence in disputed waters. The incident caused damage to a canopy on Philippine Coastguard BRP Bagacay. https://t.co/Fgf6FQb8jG https://t.co/qAt71RIMuX
The Philippines accused China's coast guard of harassment and of damaging two of its boats in a disputed area of the South China Sea, rejecting Beijing's position that it had expelled those vessels from the hotly contested shoal https://t.co/WuP7Kvad0X
Philippines says Chinese coast guard elevating tensions in South China Sea https://t.co/FcY7aGpMdz https://t.co/zYiTMKx51S
Our @TelegraphWorld dispatch on board a Filipino coastguard ship as it was attacked by a Chinese coastguard watercannon next to the Scarborough Shoal. We're still at sea, with another vessel supplying aid to fishermen, Chinese coastguard still watching https://t.co/a9zRgXM4hy
Chinese coast guard ships fired water cannons at two Philippine patrol vessels on April 30 near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, causing minor damage to one vessel, in the latest flareup in an increasingly tense territorial conflict. https://t.co/kHrPVeIogJ