Hong Kong, Aug. 19 -- Two Chinese warships collided in the South China Sea on 11 August, as the country worryingly ramps up pressure on and bullying of the Philippines. The incident occurred within 10 nautical miles of Scarborough Shoal, which lies within the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ) but which China illegally seized in 2012.

The embarrassing incident saw the Type 056 corvette '3104' from the China Coast Guard (CCG) ram bow-first into the side of the People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN) Type 052D destroyer Guilin ('164').

The collision completely stove in the bow of the CCG corvette, and several Chinese coastguardsmen had been standing on the bow of the vessel just before the accident. Considering that another Chinese v...