MANILA--Chinese coast guard vessels, backed by navy ships, fired powerful water cannons and blocked and sideswiped a Philippine patrol vessel Wednesday in renewed aggression in a disputed shoal ...

and violated international safety regulations at sea. The Chinese coast guard said in a statement Wednesday night that the Philippine vessels entered the waters “without permission from the Chin ...

Videos and pictures of the chaotic faceoff made public by the military showed Chinese coast guard personnel hitting a Philippine navy boat with a wooden bar and seizing a bag while blaring sirens ...