China’s coast guard monitors the Philippines resupplying vessel at disputed shoal

BEIJING, Oct 21 (Reuters) China s coast guard said it monitored the Philippines delivering necessities to a vessel on Second Thomas Shoal on ​Wednesday, roughly a month after Manila accused ‌Beijing of obstructing its resupply mission in the disputed South China Sea. • The China Coast Guard (CCG) said the Philippine ship receiving the delivery was illegally grounded at the shoal, ‌which ​China claims as its own ⁠territory along with almost ⁠all the rest of the South China Sea • The Philippine military and coast guard did not immediately respond to a request for comment • China s ​territorial claim in the South China Sea overlaps with those by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, ⁠Taiwan and Vietnam, and has ⁠fuelled spats and clashes between Beijing ​and Manila • On September 25, the Philippine Coast Guard ​accused China of obstructing a resupply mission ‌to Second Thomas Shoal, while China said the Philippines had ignored Beijing s warnings, prompting on-site monitoring and verbal