A top Philippines military official accused China on Monday of firing water cannons at Filipino fishermen near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.
“The Chinese Coast Guard tried to drive away Filipino fishing vessels to the extent of using water cannon” near Scarborough Shoal on Jan. 27, Gen. Emmanuel Bautista, chief of staff of the Philippine Armed Forces, told foreign reporters at a forum in Manila, according to Agence France-Presse. He did not say if any injuries resulted from the incident.
Chinese maritime law enforcement vessels have maintained a presence at the shoal, which is claimed by both the Philippines and China, since a tense, monthslong standoff between the two countries in 2012.
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