Philippine Coast Guard says Chinese actions ‘aggressive’ near Scarborough Shoal

This handout taken and released on December 4, 2024 by the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) shows a China coast guard ship, right, deploying a water cannon at a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessel.

The Philippine coast guard said Chinese navy and coast guard vessels had taken "aggressive actions" against a routine patrol by it and the fisheries bureau near the contested Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Wednesday.