Parties weigh in on crash between two Chinese ships
Parties weigh in on crash between two Chinese ships
2025-08-14
On Monday, two Chinese vessels chasing off a Philippine Coast Guard ship near the disputed Scarborough Shoal ended up in a violent collision. Responses from the two countries couldn’t be more different: the Philippine Coast Guard officers were awarded medals while in China, state media justified the act of intimidation as lawful. Others are weighing in on the incident too. Let’s hear what everyone had to say.
On the right, a Chinese Coast Guard vessel; the left, a PLA Navy warship. On Monday, the two Chinese ships collided in the South China Sea, near the Scarborough Shoal, a disputed territory claimed by both China and the Philippines. The Chinese ships were attempting to drive away the Philippine Coast Guard vessel, the BRP Suluan, only to end up in a violent collision.
The crash was so powerful, that the Coast Guard vessel’s forecastle was severely smashed. Meanwhile, the PLA Navy’s Guilin destroyer also lost a part of the port bow.
Philippine broadcast
We have medical personnel on board. We’re willing to provide assistance.
Immediately after the crash, the Philippine Coast Guard made a broadcast offering medical assistance. But despite formalities at sea, the two country’s dispute becomes clear back home.
Once the BRP Suluan docked, all the officers on board were awarded with medals, with praise going particularly to the captain and helmsmen. Meanwhile in China, state media CCTV justified the intimidation against the Philippines at sea.
Li Wenjing
CCTV anchor (China)
We took necessary measures, including monitoring, interception and control, to drive the Philippine vessel away in accordance with the law. The on-site operations were conducted with professional discretion and were legitimate and legal.
The CCTV report claimed that its actions were permitted, but said nothing about the collision, drawing derision from hawkish Chinese netizens who said in essence, that it’s no use if military muscles were just for show.
Yao Zhang
Chinese-Canadian YouTuber
They just want to hurt others, but end up hurting themselves. What China meant as professional discretion was to ram against others.
Palki Sharma
Firstpost anchor (India)
They have not reported the collision. In fact, they say they were acting within the law, that they managed to drive away the Filipino vessels. Sure, if this is the strategy, good luck. Just ram into each other to drive away a rival.
An Indian news show also poked fun at China for this mishap. Clearly the damage for China this time was not just on its equipment.
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中國海警船撞自家軍艦成笑柄 菲國歡喜為船員授勳
2025-08-14
11日中國一艘軍艦以及另一艘海警船，為了挑釁夾擊菲律賓海警船，卻意外在黃岩島海域相撞，烏龍事件畫面隨即在網路流傳，兩國對此事件反應可說是兩樣情，菲國海警船員因成功閃避、取得中國艦相撞的"戰果"，受到上級高調表揚，反之中國央視雖然強調依法跟監，卻遭網友猛認虧、還說拳頭夠大也沒用。
右邊是中國海警船、左邊是中國軍艦，菲律賓海警蘇祿艦11日在黃岩島海域遭夾擊、雙方展開追逐，沒想到下一秒發生劇烈碰撞。
中國海警船撞上橫在中間的自家軍艦，撞擊力道之大，海警船船頭擠壓到變成扁平狀，遭撞擊的桂林艦艏左舷，前方也斷去一截。
[[菲律賓海岸防衛隊廣播]]
“本鑑配有醫療人員，如果需要任何協助，我們願意提供協助。”
第一時間菲律賓海巡，還廣播要出手援助，不過撞船事件後，勝敗兩樣情。
菲律賓蘇祿艦一回港，立刻受到上級表揚，頒發勳章給全艦官兵，艦長與舵手還特別受到讚譽。中國即便是自己搞出烏龍，官媒央視大內宣，繼續自圓其說。
[[中國央視新聞]]
“依法對菲船採取跟監外逼，攔阻管制等必要措施予以驅離，現場操作專業規範，正當合法。”
中國堅稱有理，對撞船隻字未提，有中國網友狠酸，這種新聞好意思發，天天玩碰碰船有意思嗎？有人痛批，拳頭夠大也沒用。
[[中國反共YouTuber 張堯]]
“就是到處去想要害人，然後最後害人不成反傷己。中國說專業規範的意思就是撞。”
[[印度新聞主播]]
“中國沒有報導碰撞事故，事實上他們說行動合法合理，成功趕走菲律賓船隻，如果這是他們的策略，祝他們好運吧，透過自身船鑑互撞來趕走敵人。”
印度媒體也來摻一腳。中國海上挑釁動作也不是第一次，這回想秀肌肉反倒成國際笑柄。
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