Philippine Coast Guard non-officers are sent off for training with the deployment of 4 vessels, including the new BRP Teresa Magbanua, in a ceremony in Manila on May 16, 2022. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File

Philippine Coast Guard non-officers are sent off for training with the deployment of 4 vessels, including the new BRP Teresa Magbanua, in a ceremony in Manila on May 16, 2022. The PCG vessels will join the Regional Marine Pollution Exercise 2022 in Makassar, Indonesia with representatives from Japan and Indonesia to assess the oil spill capabilities of the 3 countries. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172519811539720220516-pcg-send-off-marine-pollution-training-MD-6.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Philippine Coast Guard non-officers are sent off for training with the deployment of 4 vessels, including the new BRP Teresa Magbanua, in a ceremony in Manila on May 16, 2022. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Philippine Coast Guard non-officers are sent off for training with the deployment of 4 vessels, including the new BRP Teresa Magbanua, in a ceremony in Manila on May 16, 2022. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union accused China on Sunday of taking &quot;dangerous actions&quot; against the Philippines, as Beijing and Manila blamed each other of deliberately ramming their coast guard ships.</p><p>The collision marks the latest in a spate of similar incidents in recent weeks in the South China Sea, where Beijing claims almost all of the economically vital body of water despite competing claims from other countries and an international court ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.</p><p>&quot;The EU condemns the dangerous action by Chinese Coast Guard vessels against lawful Philippine maritime operations  in the area of the Sabina Shoal,&quot; said Nabila Massrali, spokesperson for the EU&#x27;s top diplomat Josep Borrell, in a statement.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/31/watch-chinese-ship-rams-brp-teresa-magbanua-3-times-1657">WATCH: Chinese ship rams BRP Teresa Magbanua 3 times</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/1/china-may-be-trying-to-drive-brp-teresa-magbanua-out-of-escoda-shoal-analyst-1456">READ: China may be trying to drive BRP Teresa Magbanua out of Escoda Shoal — analyst</a></div><p>A Chinese coast guard spokesperson had said Saturday&#x27;s incident took place off the disputed Sabina Shoal, which has emerged as a new hotspot in the long-running maritime confrontations between the two countries.</p><p>The incidents &quot;endanger the safety of life at sea, and violate the right to freedom of navigation to which all nations are entitled under international law,&quot; the EU statement said.</p><p>&quot;The EU condemns all unlawful, escalatory and coercive actions that undermine these principles of international law and threaten peace and stability in the region.&quot;</p><p>Since taking office in 2022, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Manila has more firmly asserted its claim to sovereignty over disputed reefs despite Beijing showing no intention of backing down on its own claims.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qjdkwe0KSnM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iTnFel9xQaY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The European Union accused China on Sunday of taking "dangerous actions" against the Philippines, as Beijing and Manila blamed each other of deliberately ramming their coast guard ships.</p>

The European Union accused China on Sunday of taking "dangerous actions" against the Philippines, as Beijing and Manila blamed each other of deliberately ramming their coast guard ships.

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