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China summons Filipino envoy over South China Sea incident
China has officially filed a protest with the Philippines over the Filipino forces' assault on Chinese Coast Guard personnel near Renai Reef in the South China Sea. The Chinese navy responded forcefully after two Filipino boats attempted to dislodge a Chinese vessel that was taking photographs, resulting in injuries to a Filipino sailor and the destruction of a rubber boat. Beijing considers the Filipino account to be untrue and has confirmed that it has taken countermeasures and issued warnings in response to provocations by Filipino inflatable boats dispatched from a vessel docked in the area. This incident occurs ahead of an upcoming meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit, amid growing tensions over sovereignty in the South China Sea, which has caused concern among the bordering nations.
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