A Chinese PLA navy ship monitors an area during a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) between the Philippines, Australia and Canadian navy near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on Sept.3, 2025. Ted ALJIBE / AFP via Getty Images
Chinese boats dropped bottles containing cyanide in the disputed South China Sea, the Philippines said on April 13, calling it an act of “sabotage” that threatened the lives of military personnel and fishermen.
The Philippines National Security Council said in a statement that two bottles were seized by the Philippine Navy near Second Thomas Shoal in February 2025 and October 2025.
