Philippines president summons Chinese ambassador over laser incident
by Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent from on (#68WEP)
The Philippines accused a Chinese coastguard ship of directing a military-grade laser light' at one of its vessels, temporarily blinding a crew member
Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos has summoned the Chinese ambassador to express serious concern over the increasing frequency and intensity of actions" by China against Philippine vessels.
The meeting came a day after the Philippines accused a Chinese coastguard ship of directing a military-grade laser light" at one of its vessels, temporarily blinding a crew member and disrupting a mission in the South China Sea.
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