This handout photo shows a China Coast Guard vessel (R) using water cannon against the M/L Kalayaan chartered supply boat (C) during a mission to deliver provisions at Second Thomas Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea.
Handout/Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)/AFP
A Philippine boat and a Chinese Coast Guard ship collided near a hotly contested reef on Sunday, with both countries trading blame for the latest such confrontation in the disputed South China Sea.
The incident happened during a Philippine resupply mission to a tiny garrison on Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, which is a flashpoint for Manila and Beijing.
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