Chinese coast guard ships fired water cannons at two Philippine government fisheries vessels near the Scarborough Shoal, marking the second consecutive day of such actions there and third China-Philippines South China Sea confrontation in five days, Reuters reported on July 24. At the same time, U.S. President Donald Trump assured Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during a July 23 call that he would raise Manila's concerns with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the anticipated Trump-Xi summit in September, Bloomberg reported separately on July 24.