Philippines coast guard ship and supply boat hit by Chinese vessels

A Chinese coast guard ship and one of its militia vessels separately bumped a Philippine coast guard ship and a military-run supply boat off a disputed atoll in the South China Sea on Sunday “in dangerous, irresponsible and illegal actions”, officials in the Philippines said.

They did not say if there were any injuries or damage from the two incidents off the Second Thomas Shoal that the United States, a long-time treaty ally of the Philippines, immediately condemned.