(UPDATE) THEY were at it again. For several hours on Saturday, the China Coast Guard (CCG) and Chinese Maritime Militia (CMM) ships water cannoned and subjected three Philippine vessels to "continuous illegal and aggressive actions" off Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

A Chinese coast guard ship uses a water cannon on a Philippine Coast Guard vessel near the Ayungin Shoal, or Second Thomas Shoal, during a resupply mission on Aug. 5, 2023. PNA PHOTO
A Chinese coast guard ship uses a water cannon on a Philippine Coast Guard vessel near the Ayungin Shoal, or Second Thomas Shoal, during a resupply mission on Aug. 5, 2023. PNA PHOTO

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