China urges Philippines to halt provocation after ship-ramming incident

The China Coast Guard ship (right) and the Phillipine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessel BRP Datu Pagbuaya near Scarborough Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea. – Photo courtesy of NTF-WPS via AFP

BEIJING: (Bernama-Xinhua) The China Coast Guard (CCG) has warned Manila to immediately halt its infringements, provocations and inflammatory actions after a Philippine vessel intentionally rammed into a CCG ship in waters around China's Huangyan Dao on Wednesday (Dec 4), reported Xinhua.

"Otherwise, the Philippines will be held accountable for all consequences arising from this," CCG spokesperson Liu Dejun said.