Two Chinese coast guard personnel marked as "martyrs" after South China Sea collision last year

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Chinese authorities have honored two coast guard personnel as "martyrs" following a fatal collision between Chinese vessels in the South China Sea last year, marking the first official recognition of casualties from the incident.

BEIJING, Aug 6 - Chinese authorities have marked the deaths of two Coast Guard personnel on a \"frontline\" mission in the South China Sea in August last year, the first apparent acknowledgement of fatalities in the high-profile collision between Chinese vessels.