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China has denied accusations that its maritime forces engaged in unprofessional behavior in the South China Sea after images published by the Philippines showed a Chinese vessel deploying a high-power laser earlier this month. The Philippine Coast Guard said the crew of one of its patrol boats was temporarily blinded by the "military-grade laser" during the encounter on February 6. Manila lodged protests over the incident, which happened during a resupply mission to Philippine-controlled Second Thomas Shoal, an atoll in the contested Spratly Islands also claimed by Beijing. Wang Wenbin, China's foreign ministry spokesperson, said Tuesday that descriptions of the...
