Pag-Asa Cays, Philippines – A dramatic video captured a Chinese Coast Guard ship using a water cannon on a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel.

The incident occurred near the disputed Pag-Asa Cays.

The Department of Agriculture’s BFAR has strongly condemned the Chinese Coast Guard’s hostile actions.

The confrontation escalated tensions in the contested waters of the South China Sea.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download