This is the first time China has deployed People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy vessels to shadow the PCG in West PH Sea

A Chinese coastguard fired a water cannon at a PCG vessel, said a PCG spokesman. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Philippines said a China Coast Guard ship fired a water cannon at its vessel, while a Chinese Navy ship did “dangerous” moves around a disputed South China Sea shoal.

China's Coast Guard said on Tuesday that four Philippine ships had attempted to enter China's territorial waters around a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. Liu Dejun, a coast guard spokesperson,

Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea on Wednesday encountered "aggressive actions" from at least five Chinese ships, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).

China’s coast guard said on Monday that it had taken “necessary control measures” against an “illegal gathering” of Philippine vessels in disputed waters of the Iroquois reef in the South China Sea. A number of Philippine ships have in recent days “illegally” gathered in the waters of the reef in the Spratly Islands under the banner of