Philippine vessels faced 'blocking, shadowing and dangerous maneuvers' from Chinese navy and coast guard ships, the Philippines said

China has blocked four Philippine vessels that attempted to "intrude into the territorial waters" of the disputed Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday, the country's coastguard said. "On December 4, four Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels attempted to intrude into the territorial waters of China's Huangyan Island and came dangerously close to the normal law enforcement and inspection vessels of China's coastguard,

The China Coast Guard fired water cannons and “sideswiped” a government vessel yesterday during a maritime patrol near Scarborough Shoal (Huangyan Island, 黃岩島), the Philippines said yesterday after Beijing said it had “exercised control” over the ship.