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China lodges protest with Philippines after latest clash near Second Thomas Shoal
🌍 GlobalJul 21, 2026 07:33SRC: SOUTH CHINA MORNING POSTBY: Fan Chen
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
China has lodged a formal protest with the Philippines, accusing it of initiating an attack on its coastguards following the latest clash between the two sides in the South China Sea. Monday’s clash near the Second Thomas Shoal involved a Chinese coastguard vessel and two Philippine Navy rubber dinghies. The China Coast Guard said the Philippines had “illegally” launched the dinghies from the BRP Sierra Madre – an old warship that was intentionally grounded on the shoal in 1999 – then approached
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China has lodged a formal protest with the Philippines, accusing it of initiating an attack on its coastguards following the latest clash between the two sides in the South China Sea.
Monday’s clash near the Second Thomas Shoal involved a Chinese coastguard vessel and two Philippine Navy rubber dinghies.
The China Coast Guard said the Philippines had “illegally” launched the dinghies from the BRP Sierra Madre – an old warship that was intentionally grounded on the shoal in 1999 – then approached...
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