A China Coast Guard ship (R) deploying water cannon at the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessel BRP Datu Pagbuaya (L) near Scarborough Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea.
Credit: Jason Gutierrez for RFA
A Dec. 4, 2024 photo shows a China Coast Guard ship, right, deploying a water cannon at the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessel BRP Datu Pagbuaya near Scarborough Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea.