China coast guard says Philippine supply ship bumped Chinese ship in South China Sea

BEIJING, - A Philippine supply ship dangerously approached a Chinese ship resulting in a slight collision after it illegally intruded into waters adjacent to the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, the Chinese coast guard said on Monday, a claim which Manila's military said was "deceptive and misleading".

A Philippines supply boat, center, sails near a Chinese coast guard ship, top, and a Chinese militia vessel off Second Thomas Shoal, locally called Ayungin Shoal, at the disputed South China Sea. (File)(AP)

The Philippine transport and replenishment ship ignored China's repeated solemn warnings, the coast guard said in a statement.