A member of China’s coast guard is accused of injuring a Philippine sailor after striking him with a wooden baton. The Philippine military says Chinese coast guard personnel aboard a motorboat repeatedly struck a Filipino sailor on the head with a wooden baton in a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, injuring him and damaging his smaller vessel Key points and original sources are listed below.

• A member of China’s coast guard is accused of injuring a Philippine sailor after striking him with a wooden baton.S1

• The Philippine military says Chinese coast guard personnel aboard a motorboat repeatedly struck a Filipino sailor on the head with a wooden baton in a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, injuring him and damaging his smaller vesselS2