South China Sea: Chinese coastguard blocks Philippine vessels near Scarborough Shoal
China has blocked four Philippine vessels that attempted to “intrude into interior waters” of the disputed Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday, the country’s coastguard said. “On December 4, four Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels attempted to intrude into the territorial waters of China’s Huangyan Island and came dangerously close to the normal law enforcement and inspection vessels of China’s coastguard,