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The Philippines alleged yesterday that a Chinese vessel accidentally rammed a local fishing boat north of a disputed South China Sea shoal, killing one and leaving four others missing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fishing boat set out from the northern coastal town of Bolinao, in Pangasinan province, last Monday and was reported to have sunk two days later<\/strong>, Office of Civil Defence chief Benito Ramos told AFP.<\/p>\n

The rescued fishermen told authorities they believed the vessel which collided with their boat was Chinese<\/strong>, Ramos said, though this could not be independently verified.<\/p>\n

Chinese embassy officials were not available for comment on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Ramos said the incident occurred north of Scarborough Shoal where the Philippines and China have been engaged in a tense stand off since April.<\/strong><\/p>\n

President Benigno Aquino earlier this month ordered two Philippine ships to pull out from the shoal during bad weather, a move that the Chinese said calmed tensions in the area.<\/strong><\/p>\n

While China said it would also ask its fishermen to leave the area, it stressed it had no intention of pulling out its bigger ships from there.<\/p>\n

As of last week, there were still seven Chinese ships at the shoal, according to the Philippines foreign ministry.<\/p>\n

The dispute began in April after Chinese government vessels blocked Philippine ships from arresting Chinese fishermen near the shoal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since then, both countries have maintained ships there to press their respective claims to the area.<\/p>\n

China claims nearly all of the South China Sea, even waters close to the coasts of neighboring countries. The Philippines says the shoal is well within its 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone.<\/p>\n

Of course the United States is getting involved!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Source AP<\/em>
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