(UPDATES) A CHINA Coast Guard (CCG) vessel and a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship collided on Saturday off Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.

In separate statements, China and the Philippines blamed each other for the collision.

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