Carian mengenai topik shoal

The Philippine coast guard accused its Chinese counterpart of blocking efforts to evacuate a sick armed forces member in South China Sea.

China's foreign ministry said the Philippines' actions at the shoal, which it calls Renai Reef, were illegal.

The Philippine accused China of building an artificial island, having documented what it said were piles of dead, crushed coral on sandbars.

The Philippine coast guard said one of its vessel sustained damage from use of water cannon by two Chinese coast guard ships.

Encounters between the Philippines and China in Asia's most contested waters have grown tenser and more frequent over the past year.

The Chinese coastguard said it had temporarily allowed Philippines to provide food and water to soldiers stationed at BRP Sierra Madre.

China's repeated attempts to blockade Second Thomas Shoal, has made the submerged reef a flashpoint for conflict between Manila and Beijing.

Manila asked China to direct its vessels to cease and desist from what it said were illegal actions and dangerous manoeuvres.

The spokesperson said the US deliberately disrupted the South China Sea and seriously violated China's sovereignty.

China has urged Australia to notify it of navy movements in the contested South China Sea and East China Sea.

The regular resupply missions support Philippines' troops stationed in an intentionally grounded dilapidated warship on Second Thomas Shoal.

Several Philippine resupply vessels entered into waters near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.

The Philippines and China both lay claim to the Scarborough Shoal but sovereignty has never been established.

The Philippines will boost multilateral activities including freedom of navigation patrols in the South China Sea, its defence minister said on Wednesday.

China claims it has "indisputable sovereignty" over the shoal, which it calls Huangyan Island, and the adjacent waters.