FROM DR AMAR-SINGH HSS & DR FARAH NINI DUSUKI
BEIJING : The Philippines and China exchanged accusations of intentionally ramming coast guard vessels in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Saturday, the latest in an escalating series of clashes in the vital waterway.
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in 2016 found China's sweeping claims had no legal basis, a ruling Beijing rejects. Liu Dejun, a spokesperson for China's coast guard, said in a statement a Philippine ship,"illegally stranded" at the shoal, had lifted anchor and"deliberately rammed" a Chinese vessel. He called on the Philippines to withdraw immediately or bear the consequences.
The Philippines deployed a ship in April to the Sabina Shoal, 75 nautical miles from the coast of the Philippine province of Palawan. Manila accused Beijing of building an artificial island, saying it had documented piles of dead and crushed coral on the sandbars, which Beijing denies.
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