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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by DolphinMath@slrpnk.net to c/world@lemmy.world

The Chinese coast guard came in small boats with axes, long knives and spears.

They used the crude weapons to slash and puncture the Philippine military’s rubber craft. One Chinese boat rammed a Philippine boat at high speed, severing the thumb of a Filipino seaman who was holding on to the side of his ride.


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[-] Womble@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

All of those issues were provoked by China trying to exert control over coastal waters that are rightfully the property of other nations, such as Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. China is a bad neighbor.

China is a bad neighbour, and fuck the CCP. But all the nations around the SCS have ridiculous claims of them controling huge swathes of water way outside their coastal waters. China is just by far the most aggressive about it.

[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 11 points 4 months ago

Considering that this particular incident happened near the Second Thomas Shoal:

which is awfully close to Philippine territory and nowhere near China, I find your "but-what-about" attempt here specious and shallow.

[-] Womble@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I hardly think its whataboutery talking about the topic in question, the claims in the south China sea. Did you miss the parts where I explictly said China was by far the worst for this?

But you'll also notice that even though this incident is outside the internationally recognised waters of the Philipines it is claimed by China, the Philipines and Vietnam. Despite not being near enough to any of them to properly claim it.

[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Squeaky wheel gets the hammer, as they say.

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