Philippines Shows Video Of China's "Axe Attack, Loot" In Boat Clash, US Warns Of "Miscalculations"

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Philippines Shows Video Of China's "Axe Attack, Loot" In Boat Clash, US Warns Of "Miscalculations" A new video released by Manila of the latest Chinese-Filipino clash in the disputed South China Sea is likely to worsen already fraught ties between China and Philippines. The Philippines accused China’s Coast Guard of launching a “brutal assault” with bladed weapons during a South China Sea clash on June 17. On June 20, the Philippines’ military released a video showing Chinese coast guard officers brandishing an axe and other weapons at Filipino soldiers.