The Chinese coast guard came in small boats with axes, long knives and spears.

They used the crude weapons to slash and puncture the Philippine military’s rubber craft. One Chinese boat rammed a Philippine boat at high speed, severing the thumb of a Filipino seaman who was holding on to the side of his ride.


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    5 months ago

    Damn we are getting flooded with these articles huh

    Propaganda getting turned up

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      5 months ago

      Ah yes, global news is propaganda now because it’s not about, let me guess, America?

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      5 months ago

      Depends on where you live. For a european, african or an american, it’s a bit meh. For a japanese, chinese, korean, philippine, taiwanese, vietnamese or an indonesian…it makes front page. And since this is World News and all…