The Philippines on Saturday accused the Chinese Coast Guard of repeatedly firing water cannons to “obstruct” three government boats near the Beijing-controlled Scarborough Shoal reef in the South China Sea.
The National Task Force for the Western Philippines charged in a statement Chinese Coast Guard ships for using water cannons to obstruct boats
From the Philippine government that supplied the fishing boats.
The Philippine Multi-Agency Unit said We strongly condemn the illegal and aggressive actions of the Chinese Coast Guard and the Chinese maritime militia
.
However, according to Chinese state television CCTV, the country’s coast guard has resorted to this Control measures in accordance with the law
Against the Philippine ships that were foot
In the waters surrounding coral reefs.
The US Ambassador to Manila, Mary Kay Carlson, condemned what happened Aggressive and illegal actions
China towards the Philippine ships, while Japanese special envoy Kazuhiko Koshikawa expressed his grave concern About dangerous acts
Chinese Coast Guard.
In a video released by the Philippine Coast Guard, Chinese Coast Guard vessels are seen firing water cannons at ships of the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).
A Filipino boat’s communications and navigation equipment was damaged Huge damage
According to a statement issued by the Philippine Task Force.
A Philippine Coast Guard ship (C) and Chinese vessels are sailing near Thitu Island in the disputed South China Sea.
Photo: Getty Images/Jam Sta Rosa
The crew also suffered Severe temporary discomfort and disability
After Chinese ships used what appeared to be A Long range audio device
according to the press release.
The mission of the Philippine ships was to bring fuel and food to more than 30 boats near the coral reefs The current one
The operations unit was identified, accusing the Chinese Coast Guard of deploying inflatable boats Chasing
Hunters.
Preventing the distribution of humanitarian aid is not only illegal, it is also inhumane
And I denounced it.
Air surveillance for BFAR The Philippine Coast Guard said the photo also showed a floating barrier re-installed at the entrance to the reef and guarded by Chinese boats.
Philippine fishermen reported that the Chinese Coast Guard installed the barrier early Saturday, the task force said.
Maritime disputes
China took control of the Scarborough Shoal in the Philippines in 2012. It has since deployed patrol boats that Manila says harass Filipino ships and prevent Filipino fishermen from accessing the lake, where fish are more plentiful.
The coral reef is located 240 kilometers west of the main island of Luzon in the Philippines, and about 900 kilometers from Hainan Province, the closest Chinese territory.
Under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which China helped negotiate, countries have jurisdiction over natural resources within about 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers) of their coasts.
Manila and Beijing have a long history of maritime disputes in the South China Sea, through which billions of dollars’ worth of goods pass every year.
Beijing claims almost the entire South China Sea, including waters and islands near the coasts of its neighbors, and has ignored an international court ruling in 2016 that the claim had no legal basis.
The Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam also claim many coral reefs and islets in this sea, some areas of which could contain rich oil reserves.
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