US BLASTS BULLYING OF CHINA OVER WPS COLLISION AND DAMAGING WITH PHILIPPINE SHIP

The United States on Monday condemned China over a collision with the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, the latest in a series of increasingly fraught confrontations that have raised the potential of a flashpoint for global conflict in the vital waterway.

Despite acting like a “band of barbarians” in the West Philippine Sea, the country’s navy said it will not fire the first bullet against China Coast Guard (CCG).

Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad, Philippine Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, made the pronouncement on Thursday after the June 17 confrontation with the CCG, during which Chinese personnel boarded Filipino boats, looted firearms, and caused serious injuries to one of the sailors.

From WEST PHILIPPINE SEA: Philippines won’t fire first bullet against Chinese ‘barbarians’ – Navy

KNIVES READY China Coast Guard personnel brandish bladed and pointed weapons upon approaching Philippine Navy boats at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal on June 17. Photo released by the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Wednesday.