Second Thomas Shoal - Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org Let No Man Take Your Crown Wed, 19 Jun 2024 19:58:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-Screen-Shot-2024-05-16-at-1.06.13-PM-32x32.png Second Thomas Shoal - Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org 32 32 Filipino soldiers fought off Chinese coast guard ‘with bare hands’ https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/filipino-soldiers-fought-off-chinese-coast-guard-with-bare-hands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=filipino-soldiers-fought-off-chinese-coast-guard-with-bare-hands Wed, 19 Jun 2024 19:58:19 +0000 https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/?p=45981 Philippines soldiers used their “bare hands” to fight off Chinese coast guard personnel armed with swords, spears and knives in the disputed South China Sea, the country’s top military commander has said. General Romeo Brawner accused Chinese vessels of ramming Philippine boats, then boarding them and seizing weapons. One Filipino soldier lost a thumb when...

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]]> Philippines soldiers used their “bare hands” to fight off Chinese coast guard personnel armed with swords, spears and knives in the disputed South China Sea, the country’s top military commander has said.

General Romeo Brawner accused Chinese vessels of ramming Philippine boats, then boarding them and seizing weapons.

One Filipino soldier lost a thumb when his vessel was rammed, the general said. China denied its personnel were to blame, saying they had been “restrained”.

There have been a string of dangerous encounters as the two sides seek to enforce their claims on disputed reefs and outcrops – this appears to be an escalation.

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Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgee719kqpdo

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]]> South China Sea: Why the Philippines and China are on a collision course https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/south-china-sea-why-the-philippines-and-china-are-on-a-collision-course/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=south-china-sea-why-the-philippines-and-china-are-on-a-collision-course Mon, 23 Oct 2023 22:06:52 +0000 https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/?p=44687 Take a close look at a video of Sunday’s “collision” between a Philippine coastguard ship and a Chinese maritime militia vessel in the South China Sea. As the stern of one bumps the deck of the other, right in the middle of the frame is a Filipino television crew scrambling to get what in the...

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Take a close look at a video of Sunday’s “collision” between a Philippine coastguard ship and a Chinese maritime militia vessel in the South China Sea.

As the stern of one bumps the deck of the other, right in the middle of the frame is a Filipino television crew scrambling to get what in the business is called an “action piece to camera”.

The confrontation between Manila and Beijing over submerged shoals in the South China Sea has been going on for decades.

But in recent months something has changed. The spats at sea are now unfolding in the full glare of the television media. This is the second time in weeks Philippine journalists have filmed a close encounter near a particularly sensitive reef known variously as Second Thomas Shoal, Ayungin Shoal or Ren Ai Reef.

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Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67191205

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