菲律宾和中国在Thitu岛附近发生海上冲突后相互指责, Philippines and China trade blame after a maritime clash near Thitu Island, with both accusing the other of provocation.

2025年10月12日, 菲律宾指控一艘中国海岸警卫船使用水炮, 故意在南海Thitu岛附近撞上一艘菲律宾渔船, On October 12, 2025, the Philippines accused a Chinese coast guard vessel of using water cannons and deliberately ramming a Philippine fisheries boat near Thitu Island in the South China Sea, causing minor damage but no injuries. 中国否认索赔要求,称这艘菲律宾船只进入Sandy Cay附近的有争议水域,无视警告,危险地走近,指责马尼拉是这一事件的罪魁祸首。 China denied the claims, stating the Philippine vessel entered disputed waters near Sandy Cay, ignored warnings, and approached dangerously, blaming Manila for the incident. 这场冲突标志着战略要地区域因相互竞争的领土要求而不断加剧的紧张局势最近升级,尽管2016年国际裁决拒绝这些要求,但北京仍主张广泛的主权,这是一条重要的全球贸易路线。 The clash marks the latest escalation in ongoing tensions over competing territorial claims in the strategically vital region, a major global trade route where Beijing asserts broad sovereignty despite a 2016 international ruling rejecting those claims.