{"id":2327581,"date":"2024-08-20T13:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T17:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-learns-the-ship-it-put-a-hole-in-is-covered-by-us-mutual-defense-treaty\/"},"modified":"2024-08-20T14:01:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T18:01:51","slug":"china-learns-the-ship-it-put-a-hole-in-is-covered-by-us-mutual-defense-treaty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-learns-the-ship-it-put-a-hole-in-is-covered-by-us-mutual-defense-treaty\/","title":{"rendered":"China Learns the Ship It Put a Hole in Is Covered by US Mutual Defense Treaty"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-learns-the-ship-it-put-a-hole-in-is-covered-by-us-mutual-defense-treaty%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2327581&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A confrontation between the Philippine navy and Chinese naval forces resulted in significant \u200ddamage to a Philippine navy ship.\u2062 The incident occurred \u2064in\u2064 the South China Sea when two\u200c Philippine vessels, the Cape Engano and the Bagacay, were on a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-vessels-invade-philippines-bombard-local-boats-with-water-cannon\/\" title=\"Chinese Vessels Invade Philippines, Bombard Local Boats with Water Cannon\">resupply mission<\/a> and collided \u2064with a \u200bChinese ship near Sabina \u200bShoal. The ship Bagacay sustained a three-foot hole on impact and was rammed twice by a Chinese Coast Guard vessel afterward, while the Cape Engano also incurred damage. The U.S. government issued a warning to China, reminding \u200cthem that such actions could fall under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/philippine-china-maritime-disputes-fuel-risk-of-crisis-between-washington-and-beijing\/\" title=\"Philippine-China maritime tensions heighten risk of Washington-Beijing crisis.\">mutual\u2063 defense treaty<\/a> between the U.S. and the Philippines. This confrontation is part of a broader pattern of escalating tensions over territorial claims in the region, with both parties exchanging accusations\u200d regarding the cause of the incident. The U.S. \u2062called for \u200cChina to adhere to \u2062international\u2063 law and respect the rights of Philippine vessels in the area.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>A Philippine navy ship was left with a gaping hole in its hull after a confrontation with Chinese naval forces.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened Monday as vessels from the two countries collided in the contentious South China Sea.<\/p>\n<p>The United States issued a warning after the incident, reminding Beijing that vessels such as the one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/congressional-report-comes-shocking-conclusion-fight-us-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a> left with a pierced hull are covered under a mutual defense treaty.<\/p>\n<p>The collision happened around 3:24 a.m., according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/china-says-philippine-vessel-deliberately-collided-with-chinese-vessel-south-2024-08-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, two Philippine navy ships, the Cape Engano and the Bagacay, were on a resupply mission for the garrison covering Flat Island and Lawak Island.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>While moving near the Sabina Shoal, Cape Engano and a Chinese ship collided.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the initial impact, the Bagacay was rammed twice by a Chinese Coast Guard ship. According to the Philippine Coast Guard, the hit left a three-foot-wide hole in the side of the vessel.<\/p>\n<p>An auxiliary room was left damaged in the impact on the Bagacay.<\/p>\n<p>Philippine Coast Guard Commodore Jay Tarriela posted multiple photographs of the damage to the social media platform X, showing the sizable hole from both outside and within the ship.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Read out statement of ADG Jonathan Malaya:<\/p>\n<p>Statement of the NTFWPS<\/p>\n<p>China Coast Guard Vessels Collide with Philippine Coast Guard Vessels Due to Dangerous and Illegal Maneuvers<\/p>\n<p>This morning, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels BRP Bagacay (MRRV-4410) and BRP Cape Enga&ntilde;o&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hslR4LuoGe\">pic.twitter.com\/hslR4LuoGe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jay Tarriela (@jaytaryela) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaytaryela\/status\/1825351369756414183?\">August 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The damages inflicted by CCGV 3104 on MRRV-4411 include a hole with a diameter of 1.10 meters located on the starboard quarter, as well as damage to the engine exhaust on the starboard quarter, which has a diameter of 40 centimeters. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EydOYkYyDw\">pic.twitter.com\/EydOYkYyDw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jay Tarriela (@jaytaryela) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaytaryela\/status\/1825368800214253816?\">August 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MRRV-4410 sustained damage in the auxiliary room on the port side near the port auxiliary engine, where a hole measuring 2.5 feet in length and 3 feet in width was inflicted by CCGV 21551. Additionally, on the starboard quarter, CCGV 21551 rammed the vessel again, resulting in&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P2wVjSO2tv\">pic.twitter.com\/P2wVjSO2tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jay Tarriela (@jaytaryela) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaytaryela\/status\/1825367273542197428?\">August 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-vp-front-runner-started-spy-technology-company-partially-funded-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a> and the Philippines have scrapped over territory and water in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n<p>In June the Chinese Coast Guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pacific-edge-war-chinese-naval-forces-board-seize-military-boats-us-ally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">temporarily seized Philippine resupply boats<\/a> near the Second Thomas Shoal, stripping the vessels of equipment before retreating.<\/p>\n<p>China has also been hardening security on natural bits of land in the South China Sea and other area near to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-shows-growing-democratic-opposition-to-cheap-labor-migration\/\" title=\"Poll Shows Growing Democratic Opposition to Cheap Labor Migration\">coast<\/a>, adding anti-ship missiles and other measures.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing is painting the most recent confrontation as the result of Philippine aggression and recklessness, releasing a video claiming to show a Philippine ship &ldquo;deliberately ramming&rdquo; one of the Chinese vessels, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of who is at fault, the United States is using the heated confrontation to remind Beijing of American obligations in the Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These actions are the latest examples of the[People&rsquo;sRepublicof[People&rsquo;sRepublicof<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/satellite-spots-troubling-sign-just-70-miles-major-u-s-base-china-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a>]using dangerous and escalatory measures to enforce its expansive and unlawful South China Sea maritime claims,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/u-s-support-for-the-philippines-in-the-south-china-sea-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the U.S. State Department<\/a> said in a Monday news released. &ldquo;The United States calls upon the PRC to abide by international law and desist from its dangerous and destabilizing conduct.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The United States reaffirms that Article IV of the 1951 U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty extends to armed attacks on Philippine armed forces, public vessels, or aircraft &mdash; including those of its Coast Guard &mdash; anywhere in the South China Sea.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This incident occurred on Monday when ships from both nations collided in the disputed South China Sea. In response, the United States issued a warning to Beijing, emphasizing that vessels like the one damaged are protected under a mutual defense treaty. The collision took place around 3:24 a.m., as reported by Reuters, while two Philippine navy ships, the Cape Engano and Bagacay, were on a resupply mission for garrisons at Flat Island and Lawak Island.<\/p>\n<p>While navigating near Sabina Shoal, the Cape Engano collided with a Chinese vessel. Shortly after this initial impact, the Bagacay was struck twice by a Chinese Coast Guard ship. According to the Philippine Coast Guard, this resulted in a three-foot-wide hole in its side and damage to an auxiliary room. Commodore Jay Tarriela of the Philippine Coast Guard shared several images on social media platform X that displayed extensive damage from both inside and outside of the ship.<\/p>\n<p>This is not an isolated incident; tensions between China and the Philippines over territorial disputes in the South China Sea have been ongoing. In June, for instance, Chinese Coast Guard forces temporarily seized Philippine resupply boats near Second Thomas Shoal before retreating after stripping them of equipment. Additionally, China has been reinforcing security measures on various land features within these waters by deploying anti-ship missiles among other strategies.<\/p>\n<p>China has portrayed this latest confrontation as provoked by Philippine aggression and recklessness\u2014releasing footage that allegedly shows one of their ships being &#8220;deliberately rammed&#8221; by a Filipino vessel according to Reuters reports. Regardless of who is deemed responsible for this altercation, it has prompted U.S officials to remind Beijing about American commitments in Pacific affairs.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S State Department stated that these actions exemplify China&#8217;s use of dangerous tactics to assert its broad maritime claims over South China Sea territories unlawfully. They urged China to comply with international law and cease such destabilizing behavior while reaffirming that Article IV of their 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty extends protection against armed attacks on any Filipino military forces or public vessels\u2014including those belonging to its Coast Guard\u2014anywhere within these contested waters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2327582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/China-Sea-Conflict.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4501,32402,38691,38692],"class_list":["post-2327581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-china","tag-international-relations","tag-ship-incident","tag-us-mutual-defense-treaty"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/China-Sea-Conflict.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}