TWO Philippine supply boats breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in the South China Sea on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, in a recurring confrontation near...
TWO Philippine supply boats breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in the South China Sea on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, in a recurring confrontation near a disputed shoal some fear could spark a larger security crisis that could draw in the United States.
The conflicts, which involve China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei, are regarded as a potential Asian flashpoint and have also become a delicate fault line in the US-China rivalry in the region.In early August, a Chinese coast guard ship used water cannon against one of two Philippine supply boats to prevent it from approaching the Second Thomas Shoal. The brazen move, which was caught on video, outraged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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