WHAT has hogged the headlines of late is the water cannoning by Chinese coast guard vessels of wooden-hulled Filipino boats carrying supplies of food to the Philippine Navy troops guarding the BRP Sierra Madre that had been run aground on Ayungin Shoal years ago.

Typical of the slant by which the story was fanned in mainstream and social media is this account by Jim Gomez in an article titled "China coast guard uses water cannon against Philippine boats" in the website Military.com:

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