2025 China Coast Guard and People's Liberation Army Navy ship collision incident
2025 CE.
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On August 11, 2025, a maritime incident occurred near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, in which a China Coast Guard vessel and a People's Liberation Army Navy warship collided while pursuing a Philippine Coast Guard patrol vessel. The incident, which was captured on video and released by the Philippine government, has triggered renewed tensions in the ongoing territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
The two casualties, both of whom were China Coast Guard personnel, were never officially acknowledged by China until a year later.
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