Chinese coast guard ships maneuvered dangerously close to Philippine coast guard ships at least four times near a disputed shoal over the past year, in moves that increased the risk of collision and violated international safety regulations, the Philippine coast guard said Sunday.
It was not immediately clear if the Philippine government has formally protested the aggressive actions by the Chinese coast guard ships, but Manila’s coast guard said the incidents would not deter it from deploying patrol ships at the Scarborough Shoal and in other areas within the country’s internationally recognized exclusive economic zone.
