A China coast guard ship barreled into a Chinese navy destroyer on Monday as the two vessels chased a Philippine coast guard ship in the disputed waters of the South China Sea.

The collision, which left the smaller Chinese ship badly damaged, occurred as the Philippine patrol boats were escorting dozens of fishing vessels into the waters near Scarborough Shoal, a contested island that the Philippines calls Bajo de Masinloc, according to Jay Tarriela, a spokesperson for the Philippine coast guard. Chinese patrols blocked them and fired a water cannon, Tarriela said.

The China coast guard ship performed a “risky maneuver” during a high-speed chase and crashed head-on into the Chinese warship, leaving the smaller ship “unseaworthy,” Tarriela wrote on X.

China accused the Philippines of ign

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