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Chinese and Filipino seamen wage maritime battle in South China Sea... with sticks and oars

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A dramatic maritime battle has erupted between Chinese and Filipino soldiers in the South China Sea - with slightly more low-tech weapons than feared.Footage circulating on social media shows members of the Chinese Coast Guard and Philippine Navy attack each other with sticks and oars just a stone's throw from the Filipino BRP Sierra Madre tank landing ship.

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He cautioned: "Striking an unarmed sailor on the head with a baton - inside our own exclusive economic zone - is not law enforcement."It is unlawful aggression, plain and simple."The Chinese coast guard has swiped back, accusing two rubber boats belonging to...

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