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MANILA: Philippine troops stationed on a warship grounded on a disputed South China Sea shoal held on to their weapons after Chinese coast guard boats came very close to the ship but they did not point their guns at them, military officials said on Tuesday .
"It was just in preparation for self-defence in case something happens because they were very close," Brawner told a press conference, describing the actions of the China Coast Guard as"provocative." "We are denying that any of our soldiers pointed deliberately their guns at any of the Chinese... But we will not deny the fact that they were armed," Brawner said.
China claims almost the entire South China Sea, which includes the Second Thomas Shoal. It has deployed hundreds of vessels to patrol the waterway, including what Manila refers to as"Chinese maritime militia," which it said were also present on May 19.
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