China Fires Water Cannon on Philippine Ship at Scarborough Shoal, Manila Says China fired a water cannon at a Philippine government fisheries vessel in Scarborough Shoal, prompting condemnation from both sides.
The incident is the latest manifestation of a decades long dispute between Beijing and Manila over territorial claims in the South China Sea.
The Scarborough Shoal, also claimed by China as Huangyan Dao, has been at the center of tensions between the two nations since 2012, when Chinese ships occupied the shoal.