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MANILA: Beijing confirmed Saturday that a Chinese vessel hit a Philippine fishing boat in a collision which has increased tensions in the disputed South China Sea but denied claims it was a “hit and run”.<\/p>\n

The Chinese trawler sailed away after the incident Sunday near Reed Bank that sank the fishing boat, sparking outrage from Philippine authorities and media.<\/p>\n

While President Rodrigo Duterte has largely set aside the once tense stand-off with China over the resource-rich waterway, many in the Philippines bristle at Beijing’s actions in the sea.<\/p>\n

The Chinese embassy in Manila said the crew of trawler Yuemaobinyu 42212 “bumped into” the Philippine boat and then left due to safety fears.<\/p>\n

“The Chinese captain tried to rescue the Filipino fisherman, but was afraid of being besieged by other Filipino fishing boats,” the statement said.<\/p>\n

It went on to say the incident was not a “hit-and-run”, as some Philippine authorities had claimed because the trawler “confirmed the fishermen from the Filipino boat were rescued”.<\/p>\n

However, the 22 fishermen told a very different story, saying they had spent hours in the water awaiting help.<\/p>\n

They were eventually picked up by a Vietnamese boat and brought home Friday aboard a Philippine navy vessel.<\/p>\n

The Philippine coast guard has started an investigation of the incident which Duterte’s spokesman branded as “outrageous and barbaric”.<\/p>\n

Duterte has yet to make any public comment but he recently criticised China’s assertive stance over the sea.<\/p>\n

“I love China… but it behoves upon us to ask, ‘Is it right for a country to claim the whole ocean?’” he said in a speech last month.<\/p>\n

Manila’s Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin said this week that he had lodged a diplomatic protest with China over the sinking.<\/p>\n

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang on Thursday called the incident “an ordinary maritime traffic accident”.<\/p>\n

Geng said it was irresponsible for the Philippines to “politicise the incident without verification”.<\/p>\n

Competing claims over the South China Sea are a point of regional contention because trillions of dollars of goods pass through it, and rich petroleum reserves are thought to sit deep beneath its waters.<\/p>\n

Reed Bank, an area claimed by Manila and Beijing, is within the Philippines’ 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone and far from China’s nearest major landmass.<\/p>\n

Manila won a key 2016 ruling against China’s claims in the waterway, but Duterte opted to set it aside in exchange for Chinese investments.<\/p>\n

Opposition politicians, as well as segments of the public and media, charge that Duterte has bartered away Philippine sovereignty with little to show in return.<\/p>\n

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