Video: Associated Press | Chinese ship blocks Philippine vessel as journalists watch A potentially dangerous situation arose in the South China Sea when a Chinese coast guard vessel intercepted a Philippine patrol boat carrying journalists. According to an eyewitness account from an @AFP team on board another nearby vessel, the Chinese ship cut off the Philippine boat, narrowly avoiding a collision. The incident occurred in the disputed Spratly Islands area, which has been a source of tension and territorial disputes between China and the Philippines. The two nations' most recent near-miss in the South China Sea, where both sides have strengthened military activity in recent years, adds to a string of similar occurrences. A particularly contentious region is the Spratly Islands, where China asserts sovereignty over a sizable portion of the area despite opposition from the Philippines and other nearby nations. The dispute over the South China Sea has been a long-standing...