Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 16) — China on Wednesday denied that its coast guard ship pointed a military-grade laser at the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel, saying the use of laser was for “navigation safety.”

The denial came after nations expressed support for the Philippines and called out the Chinese Coast Guard’s (CCG) recent actions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), particularly the laser-pointing incident that temporarily blinded the crew of the PCG ship and disrupted their resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal.

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