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Tango0125 Feb 2014 12:43 p.m. PST

…Filipino fishermen.

"Military chief Gen Emmanuel Bautista said the incident happened at the Scarborough Shoal on 27 January.

Chinese officials did not comment on the incident when questioned during a routine briefing, but re-asserted China's claim to the waters.

It is just the latest dispute over an area believed to be rich in resources…"
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Well, we cannot consider this as a "First Blood"! (smile).

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Armand

Mako1125 Feb 2014 12:57 p.m. PST

Surely they would not do that in anger.

Perhaps the Filipino vessel was on fire, or they saw smoke coming from the smokestack and mistook that to be a fire on board, while coming to their aid.

No doubt, when the ramming occurs, it will be a navigational error, or rudder failure.

GROSSMAN25 Feb 2014 1:23 p.m. PST

No blood no foul…

Sparker25 Feb 2014 1:57 p.m. PST

A retaliotory airstrike with water balloons seems called for…

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