Philippines accuses China of damaging its vessel at hotly contested shoal

Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article The Philippines on Tuesday accused China's coast guard of harassment and damaging one of its boats in a disputed area of the South China Sea, and rejected Beijing's position that it had expelled two vessels from the hotly contested shoal. The Philippine coast guard said its two vessels stood their ground at the Scarborough Shoal, a key battleground in the South China Sea, but that one sustained damage from use of water cannon by two Chinese coast guard…