The Philippine National Police (PNP) denied on Thursday that shots were fired when its maritime patrol apprehended what it said is a Chinese fishing vessel in the disputed waters off Palawan on Tuesday morning.

PNP Maritime Group director, Chief Supt. Niel Vargas, said in a press conference that they have no information that shots were fired, contrary to what Beijing authorities were claiming.

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