The clash took place on June 17 as Philippine forces attempted to resupply marines stationed on a derelict warship.
MANILA - Chinese coast guard sailors brandished knives, an axe and other weapons in a clash with Philippine naval vessels near a strategic reef in the South China Sea, dramatic new footage released by Manila showed.
Fresh footage of the confrontation released by the Philippine military late on June 19 showed small boats crewed by Chinese sailors shouting, waving knives and using sticks to hit an inflatable boat as a siren blares.Manila’s footage of the clash stands in stark contrast to photos released by Beijing’s state media on June 19, which did not show Chinese forces wielding weapons.
The Philippines military said an axe-wielding sailor had “threatened to injure” a Filipino soldier, while others were “explicitly threatening to harm” Filipino troops. Mr Jay Batongbacal, director for the Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea in Manila, told AFP that China’s forces could be poised to seize the grounded Philippine warship, the Sierra Madre.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken “emphasised that actions undermine regional peace and stability” in a call with his Philippine counterpart Enrique Manalo on June 19, according to the State Department.
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