Chinese coast guard, navy and suspected militia ships regularly clash with Philippine coast guard and ... and Filipino officials pointed to new islands literally growing out of the sea as ...
China and the Philippines ... ships. In June, a Filipino sailor lost a thumb in a clash when Chinese coastguard members wielding knives, sticks and an axe foiled a PhilippineNavy attempt to ...
China and the Philippines blamed each other for the tense confrontations in the high seas off Sabina Shoal, which has become a new flashpoint ... guard ships, which were backed by a navy ship ...