Reporters from Kyodo News and other media outlets witnessed first-hand recently just how close vessels from China and the Philippines are getting to one another during the two nations' long running territorial dispute in the South China Sea.The reporters were aboard a 44-meter Philippine Coast Guard patrol ship earlier this month when it and two other Philippine vessels were shadowed for over four hours by three China Coast Guard ships, one of which came within 300 meters.The Philippine ships were on a mission between Dec. 12 and Dec. 14 to deliver supplies to fishermen at the Sabina Shoal …READ FULL ARTICLE
