New Philippines- China flashpoint near Scarborough Shoal: All you need to know

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The Philippines accused the Chinese coast guard on Saturday of using water cannons to "obstruct" three government boats delivering provisions to Filipino fishermen near a China-controlled reef in the South China Sea.P)..

The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea said in a statement that "Chinese Coast Guard ships utilized water cannons to obstruct" government vessels from delivering fuel and food supplies to fishing boats..

But Chinese state television said the country's coast guard had used "control measures in accordance with the law" against the Philippine vessels that had "intruded" into waters around the shoal..

Videos released by the Philippine Coast Guard showed China Coast Guard ships shooting water cannon at Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessels and hitting them with the powerful blasts of water..

. Aerial surveillance by the BFAR also showed a floating barrier had been reinstalled across the entrance to the shoal and was being guarded by Chinese boats, the Philippine Coast Guard said..

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