Home World Politics China and Philippines trade blame after ships collide again in disputed watersPPoliticsChina and Philippines trade blame after ships collide again in disputed watersAugust 19, 2024 China and Philippines trade blame after ships collide again in disputed waters https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-accuses-philippines-deliberately-crashing-ship-chinese-vessel-rcna167106 Posted by nbcnews 1 commentChinese and Philippine coast guard ships collided at sea, damaging at least two boats, in an encounter early Monday near a new flashpoint in their [increasingly alarming confrontations in the disputed South China Sea](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/us-get-drawn-conflict-south-china-sea-rcna166874).Both blamed the other for the collision near Sabina Shoal, a disputed atoll in the Spratly Islands, where overlapping claims are also made by [Vietnam](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/vietnam-sentences-real-estate-tycoon-death-fraud-rcna147329) and [Taiwan](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/autocracy-evil-taiwan-president-says-china-threatens-death-separatism-rcna158529). There were no reports of injuries.Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
Chinese and Philippine coast guard ships collided at sea, damaging at least two boats, in an encounter early Monday near a new flashpoint in their [increasingly alarming confrontations in the disputed South China Sea](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/us-get-drawn-conflict-south-china-sea-rcna166874).Both blamed the other for the collision near Sabina Shoal, a disputed atoll in the Spratly Islands, where overlapping claims are also made by [Vietnam](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/vietnam-sentences-real-estate-tycoon-death-fraud-rcna147329) and [Taiwan](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/autocracy-evil-taiwan-president-says-china-threatens-death-separatism-rcna158529). There were no reports of injuries.
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Chinese and Philippine coast guard ships collided at sea, damaging at least two boats, in an encounter early Monday near a new flashpoint in their [increasingly alarming confrontations in the disputed South China Sea](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/us-get-drawn-conflict-south-china-sea-rcna166874).
Both blamed the other for the collision near Sabina Shoal, a disputed atoll in the Spratly Islands, where overlapping claims are also made by [Vietnam](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/vietnam-sentences-real-estate-tycoon-death-fraud-rcna147329) and [Taiwan](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/autocracy-evil-taiwan-president-says-china-threatens-death-separatism-rcna158529). There were no reports of injuries.