Philippines accuses China of ‘aggressive’ tactics in South China Sea | South China Sea News

China’s coastguard says Philippine vessel ‘dangerously’ approached its ship, resulting in a collision.

The Philippines fisheries bureau has accused China’s coastguard of firing water cannon and sideswiping a Filipino government vessel during a research voyage in the disputed South China Sea.

The Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources condemned on Thursday what it said was the “aggressive interference” of the Chinese coastguard against the Datu Sanday and a second…