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    Philippines says Chinese coast guard assaulted its vessels with water cannons for a second day

    by Jim Gomez Dec 10, 2023 2 minutes
    Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

    The Chinese coast guard assaulted three Philippine vessels with water cannon blasts Sunday and rammed one of them, causing serious engine damage off a disputed shoal in the South China Sea just a day after similar hostilities at another shoal, the Philippine coast guard said.

    The latest confrontation happened near Second Thomas Shoal as two Philippine navy-operated supply

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