The Philippines and China on Friday blamed each other for the near-collision of two of their coast guard ships near Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal a day after President Marcos held talks with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang. Manila said a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship with bow number 5201 used 'dangerous maneuvers' to block the much smaller 44-meter BRP Malapascua of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), which was sailing toward Ayungin, where the derelict Philippine Navy ship BRP Sierra Madre serves as one of the country's outposts in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

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