China’s Defense Ministry Issues Stark Warning to the Philippines After Latest South China Sea Confrontation

Two China Coast Guard ships blasted a Philippines resupply vessel with high-powered water cannons near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on March 24, 2024. Video via the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

The Chinese government warned the Philippines that if it continues to challenge Beijing’s sovereignty over disputed territories in the South China Sea, Beijing will take “resolute and decisive measures.”

China’s Defense Ministry issued the warning on Sunday, one day after a violent confrontation between a pair of China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels and three Philippines resupply vessels that attempted to bring provisions to Filipino crew stationed on a decrepit WWII battleship sitting atop an atoll near the Second Thomas Shoal.

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