Collision between Chinese ships expected to escalate tension in South China Sea

Analysts predict China will move to restore its image at sea while ramping up exercises to improve navy-coastguard coordination

Experts also warned that the incident could push China to enhance coordination between its navy and coastguard to prevent similar accidents in future.

Chinese ships collide during clash with Philippine coastguard in contested South China Sea

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