The Philippines accuse Chinas coast guard of blocking and watercannoning a Philippine military supply boat in the South China Sea . The incident occurred near the Second Thomas Shoal which Manila calls Ayungin Shoal a submerged reef where a handful of its troops live on a rusty World War Twoera US ship that was intentionally grounded in .
The Chinese coast guards prevented a second boat from unloading the supplies and completing the mission it said . The Philippine Coast Guard said the Chinese actions violated laws including two international conventions and a ruling from a global tribunal .
The United States reaffirms an armed attack on Philippine public vessels aircraft and armed forces would invoke US mutual defense commitments under Article IV of the Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty it said in a statement . The U.S. State Department said Chinas repeated threats to the status quo were directly threatening regional peace and stability and that Washington stands with its Philippine allies in the face of such dangerous actions .
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