PHOTO SHOWS the damage on the BRP Cape EngaΓ±o β€” a five-inch hole on its deck β€” after it collided with a Chinese Coast Guard vessel near Sabina Shoal. β€” PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD PHOTO

WASHINGTONΜύ–ΜύThe US State Department condemned “dangero³ά²υΜύactions” byΜύ°δ³σΎ±²Τ²ΉΜύon MondayΜύ²Ή²΅²ΉΎ±²Τ²υ³ΩΜύ±Κ³σΎ±±τΎ±±θ±θΎ±²Τ±πΜύ±Ή±π²υ²υ±π±τ²υΜύin the SouthΜύ°δ³σΎ±²Τ²ΉΜύSea.

Chinese ships “employed reckless maneuvers, deliberately colliding with twoΒ ±Κ³σΎ±±τΎ±±θ±θΎ±²Τ±πΜύCoast Guard ships, causing structural damage and jeopardizing the safety of the crew onboard,” the department said in a statement. – Reuters

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