Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the Philippine boat had "intruded" into China's sovereign waters without permission. He said the Chinese Coast Guard personnel had acted in a "professional and restrained" manner.

A China Coast Guard ship (CCG) directed a military-grade laser light at a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, West Philippine Sea recently, causing temporary blindness to a Filipino coast guardian.