TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. A China Coast Guard ship gets 'dangerously close'— as the Philippine Coast Guard puts it— to a much smaller PCG vessel in the waters near Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, in this photo taken on June 30. Photo courtesy of PCG MANILA, Philippines — China on Thursday denied accusations that its coast guard ships maneuvered dangerously close to Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels in the West Philippine Sea last week, saying the actions were 'professional and restrained.

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