China Coast Guard: Philippines distorted facts over Ren'ai Jiao incident
2026-07-21 10:22:26 source：CGTN
July20, 2026
The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Monday stated that the Philippine side has distorted facts and falsely accused China after Philippine personnel maliciously attacked Chinese law enforcement personnel in waters near Ren'ai Jiao.
According to a CCG statement, the incident occurred at around 9 a.m. on Monday, when a small CCG patrol boat was conducting a routine patrol in waters near China's Ren'ai Jiao. A Philippine vessel illegally grounded at Ren'ai Jiao released two rubber boats, which approached the Chinese vessel at high speed in a dangerous manner.
The statement pointed out that, ignoring multiple clear warnings from the Chinese side, the Philippine rubber boats approached the Chinese patrol vessel in a dangerous manner and went on to encircle and ram it. During the incident, Philippine personnel were the first to maliciously attack Chinese law enforcement personnel with paddles, long poles and other tools.
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