The United States called Sunday (Monday in Manila) for Beijing to halt its "dangerous and destabilizing" actions in the disputed South China Sea, after a Philippine boat and Chinese Coast Guard ship collided near a contested reef.

This handout photo taken and released on Dec. 10, 2023, by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows a China Coast Guard vessel (right) using water cannon against the M/L Kalayaan chartered supply boat during a mission to deliver provisions at Second Thomas Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea (SCS). A Philippine boat was 'rammed' by a Chinese coast guard ship during a resupply mission on Sunday, the PCG said, in the latest such confrontation in the disputed SCS. AFP
This handout photo taken and released on Dec. 10, 2023, by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows a China Coast Guard vessel (right) using water cannon against the M/L Kalayaan chartered supply boat during a mission to deliver provisions at Second Thomas Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea (SCS). A Philippine boat was 'rammed' by a Chinese coast guard ship during a resupply mission on Sunday, the PCG said, in the latest such confrontation in the disputed SCS. AFP

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