Beijing and Manila have clashed in the South China Sea, after a Chinese coast guard ship reportedly expelled Philippine vessels from the contested Scarborough Shoal. Manila, however, reported a collision between the China Coast Guard and a Chinese navy vessel,

A Chinese cutter and guided-missile destroyer collided with each other in the South China Sea on Monday during a botched blockade attempt of Philippine Coast Guard vessels ten nautical miles off Scarborough Shoal in one of the most severe incidents among Chinese forces to date.