The China Coast Guard (CCG) has expelled two Philippine vessels for unlawfully intruding into waters near Tiexian Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. Watch this report for more details!

China Coast Guard forces Philippine vessels to leave disputed waters

China and the Philippines have traded accusations over an incident involving their ships in the disputed South China Sea on Saturday (August 31). Philippines accuses China of intentional collision According to Manila, a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel intentionally rammed the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) ship, BRP Teresa Magbanua, three times on Saturday, at Escoda Shoal, also known as Sabina Shoal, located in the West Philippine Sea.

Watch | Philippine ship rammed by ‘unprovoked’ Chinese coastguard in South China Sea

Taiwan on Tuesday drove away a Chinese coast guard boat that entered waters near its sensitive frontline islands, in a rise in tensions a day after China's coast guard boarded a Taiwanese tourist boat that a Taiwan minister said has triggered "panic".

China-Taiwan maritime standoff: China Coast Guard boat enters Taiwan's water near Kinmen