Name: ‘Only pirates do this,’ a general said after China’s Coast Guard, armed with bladed weapons, clashed with Philippine boats in the South China Sea
Uploaded: 2024-06-21T13:34:11-04:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: A Philippine general called China’s coast guard pirates after a violent confrontation. China’s Coast Guard disrupted a Philippine resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal. Experts say it’s not piracy, but it’s a troubling escalation all the same. The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines accused China of behaving like pirates after […]

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‘Only pirates do this,’ a general said after China’s Coast Guard, armed with bladed weapons, clashed with Philippine boats in the South China Sea

A Philippine general called China’s coast guard pirates after a violent confrontation. China’s Coast Guard disrupted a Philippine resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal. Experts say it’s not piracy, but it’s a troubling escalation all the same. The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines accused China of behaving like pirates after […]

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