Chinese, Philippine ships collide near disputed shoal in South China Sea | Border Disputes News

Both sides traded accusations six days after Beijing announced plans to turn the atoll into a nature reserve.

Ships from China and the Philippines are reported to have collided near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, amid escalating maritime tensions between the two countries.

Both sides traded accusations on Tuesday, with China claiming that the Philippines had rammed one of its coastguard…