A confrontation took place on December 10 in the waters of the South China Sea, specifically in the waters of Ren’ai Reef and Scarborough Shoal, where a Chinese Coast Guard ship hosed a Philippines Supply ship. Not long after this incident, a warship from the Indian Navy arrived in the Philippines. On December 12, the anti-submarine warfare corvette, the INS Kadmata, of the Indian Navy arrived in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, and immediately began a joint exercise with the Philippine Navy.
