The Philippines Coast Guard says the incident occurred in the disputed South China Sea earlier this month. 9News
The Chinese ship also "made a dangerous manoeuvre" in approaching within 137 metres of the Philippine vessel, the Philippine Coast Guard alleged in a statement posted on its official Facebook page, with photos purporting to show the laser's green beam.
"The Chinese maritime police vessel defended China's sovereignty and maritime order in accordance with China's domestic law and international law," spokesperson Wang Wenbin said, without specifying what action the Chinese side took. "The deliberate blocking of the Philippine government ships to deliver food and supplies to our military personnel on board the BRPis a blatant disregard for, and a clear violation of, Philippine sovereign rights in this part of the West Philippine Sea."Allegations of Chinese ships aiming lasers as adversary craft have arisen before.
And in a report in June 2018, US military officials told CNN that there were at least 20 suspected Chinese laser incidents in the eastern Pacific from September 2017 to June 2018.
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