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The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday said it has monitored a total of 203 Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea in the past week, the highest number for this year.From August 27 to September 2, a total of 165 Chinese maritime militia vessels, 24 China Coast Guard vessels, 12 People's Liberation Army Navy ships, and two research vessels were seen in the area.
On August 25, CCG vessels rammed and used a water cannon on the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources' BRP Datu Sanday near Escoda Shoal.On August 19, CCG vessels also had collisions with PCG vessels near Escoda while the latter were on their way to deliver supplies to Patag and Lawak Islands.More incidents involving China and the Philippines were reported in other WPS features in the past weeks.
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