The incident overshadows efforts by both nations to rebuild trust and better manage disputes after months of confrontations, including a violent clash in June, in which a Filipino sailor lost a finger.
The Philippines on Aug 25 accused China of aggressive and dangerous manoeuvres” to block the resupply mission.
China’s coast guard, meanwhile, said it had taken control measures” against a vessel that had illegally” entered the waters and repeatedly approached Chinese ships in a dangerous manner.
In the incident near the Sabina Shoal, the Philippine South China Sea task force said Chinese vessels rammed and used water cannon against a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries ship transporting food, fuel and medical supplies for Filipino fishermen.
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