Chinese Coast Guard Fires Water Cannons at Philippine Ships in South China Sea

The Philippine coast guard says one person was injured in China’s water cannon attack.

A Chinese coast guard ship shadows the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ship BRP Datu Tamblot near the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal, in disputed waters of the South China Sea, on Feb. 15, 2024. Ted Aljibe/AFP via Getty Images

China’s coast guard vessels fired water cannons against Philippine coast guard ships on Sept. 16 near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, in the latest flare-up between Beijing and Manila in an increasingly tense territorial conflict.

The Chinese regime’s coast guard said in a statement on Sept. 16 that it has taken “control measures” against several Philippine government vessels it accused of “illegally operating” near Huangyan Island.