चीन-फिलीपींस के जहाज साउथ चाइना सी में फिर भिड़े: 2 महीने में दूसरी बार टक्कर; ड्रैगन बोला- उकसाने वाली हरकत की तो अंजाम भुगतना होगा

The two ships collided near Second Thomas Shoal. This footage was released by the Chinese Coastguard.

There has been another collision between ships of China and the Philippines in the South China Sea. According to news agency Reuters, this incident took place near the disputed Second Thomas Shoal at around 3:24 am on Monday.

China’s coastguard has shared a video related to this on social media. He said that Chinese coastguard ship 21551 warned Philippines ship 4410 several times but they ignored it and collided.

China blames Philippines, threatens dire consequences
Chinese coastguard spokesman Geng Yu said the Philippine ship acted in a “very irresponsible and dangerous manner.” He said the Philippine ship had illegally entered Chinese waters near the Jiabin Reef (of Sabina Shoal).

Geng Yu said that the Philippines ship has broken the system. If they do such provocative acts, they will have to face the consequences. Philippines said that Chinese ships were doing dangerous maneuvers in its area. During this, there was a collision with the Philippines ships in which two of their ships were damaged.

This picture has been released by the Philippines. The Philippines said that its BRP Cape Engano ship has been damaged.

China-Philippines ships have collided several times, they also clashed 2 months ago
There have been collisions between ships of the Philippines and China before. On June 17, ships of both countries clashed near Second Thomas Shoal. Even then, both sides blamed each other.

Tensions between China and the Philippines have been going on for a long time in this area. On October 22 last year, a Chinese coast guard ship collided with a Philippine coast guard ship.

The Philippines Coast Guard then alleged that the Chinese Coast Guard had sprayed water on three of its ships at the disputed Second Thomas Shoal and hit one of them, causing serious damage to its engine.

At the same time, in September, Beijing installed floating barriers in the Scarborough Shoal area to stop Philippines fishing vessels in the South China Sea. However, the Philippines later demolished it.

See the location of Second Thomas Shoal on the map…

6 countries have claims on Second Thomas Shoal, Philippines has the strongest claim
Second Thomas Shoal is a submerged reef in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. It is claimed by six countries. The Philippines says that Second Thomas Shoal is located 200 nautical miles (about 370 kilometers) from its coastline and 140 km from Palawan Island. This area falls within its internationally recognized Special Economic Zone (SEZ).

The Philippines has deployed its naval ship BRP Sierra Madre on Second Thomas Shoal for two decades. A small contingent of Philippine Marines is deployed on it. China has also deployed many of its boats and coastguards for surveillance in this area. This is the reason why ships of both the countries often collide here.

China calls Second Thomas Shoal Sabina Shoal and claims it. This area is about 1000 km away from China’s Hainan Island. In fact, South China has been claiming about 80% of the area of ​​​​Sh. This is a sea area where natural oil and gas is available in abundance.

Because of this, no country nearby wants to give up its claim on the South China Sea. This is the reason why China is having a dispute with many countries over this area.

Chinese and Philippine ships dock next to each other at Second Thomas. Photo taken on March 5.

International Court gave verdict against China, Dragon did not agree
In 2016, the Hague-based International Court of Justice ruled that China’s claims have no legal basis under international law. However, Beijing does not accept this decision and has been trying to establish its dominance in this area.

China enacted a new maritime law in June to establish its dominance in the South China Sea. According to this, in serious cases of intrusion into the South China Sea, China will be able to detain the accused for 60 days without trial.

China-Philippines ships clashed in South China Sea, Dragon said- Philippine ship kept moving forward despite warning

Ships from China and the Philippines collided in the South China Sea on Monday morning. Both countries have blamed each other for the incident. The Chinese Coast Guard said on Monday that the Philippines ship continued to ignore warnings and moved aggressively, which led to the accident. Read full news here…