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| China-Philippines navy spat captured on camera | China-Philippines navy spat captured on camera |
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| Journalists on board a Philippine ship have witnessed a Chinese coast guard vessel trying to block access to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. | Journalists on board a Philippine ship have witnessed a Chinese coast guard vessel trying to block access to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. |
| The Chinese ship radioed to demand the crew turn around, or "take full responsibility" for their actions. | The Chinese ship radioed to demand the crew turn around, or "take full responsibility" for their actions. |
| But the Philippine boat, ferrying food to troops stationed on the Second Thomas Shoal, managed to slip past. | But the Philippine boat, ferrying food to troops stationed on the Second Thomas Shoal, managed to slip past. |
| The shoal is one of many flashpoints in the area, where several countries have overlapping territorial claims. | The shoal is one of many flashpoints in the area, where several countries have overlapping territorial claims. |
| China claims a U-shaped swathe of the sea - creating multiple overlaps with areas claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan. | China claims a U-shaped swathe of the sea - creating multiple overlaps with areas claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan. |
| The latest incident involves the Second Thomas Shoal, known as Ayungin in Manila and Ren'ai Reef in Beijing. | The latest incident involves the Second Thomas Shoal, known as Ayungin in Manila and Ren'ai Reef in Beijing. |
| Philippine troops are stationed on a beached, rusting military ship on the shoal that analysts say has become a symbol of the country marking its territory. | Philippine troops are stationed on a beached, rusting military ship on the shoal that analysts say has become a symbol of the country marking its territory. |
| Two weeks ago, Manila made a formal complaint to Beijing after a similar incident. | Two weeks ago, Manila made a formal complaint to Beijing after a similar incident. |
| The latest confrontation was witnessed by more than a dozen journalists. | The latest confrontation was witnessed by more than a dozen journalists. |
| They had been invited by the Philippine military to board the government vessel to show alleged bullying by Chinese vessels in the area. | They had been invited by the Philippine military to board the government vessel to show alleged bullying by Chinese vessels in the area. |
| The Chinese foreign ministry condemned the Philippines for trying to "hype up" the issue, according to a statement quoted by Xinhua news agency. | |
| The ministry accused Manila of trying to "illegally seize" the shoal. |