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US security adviser condemns ‘deliberate collision’ with PCG ships
The US has strongly condemned China's actions after its Coast Guard vessels deliberately collided with two Philippine Coast Guard ships near Sabina Shoal within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone on August 19.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan conveyed the condemnation and reaffirmed the US's "ironclad commitment" to the US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty, which covers attacks on Philippine public vessels in the South China Sea.
Sullivan's statement followed a discussion with Philippine National Security Adviser Eduardo Año regarding $500 million in US military aid aimed at modernizing the Philippine Armed Forces and Coast Guard.
The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea reported that the Chinese Coast Guard vessels engaged in unlawful and aggressive maneuvers, leading to collisions that caused structural damage to the Philippine Coast Guard ships BRP Bagacay and BRP Cape Engaño.
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