In one of the statements, Chinese maritime security forces said that the same Philippine ship entered the waters near the Second Thomas Shoal Islands after it was prevented from entering the waters of the Islands Sabina.
Chinese Coast Guard spokesman Gan Yu said two Philippine Coast Guard ships “illegally entered” the waters adjacent to the Sabina Islands without permission in the early hours of Monday morning.
He said: “The Philippines has repeatedly provoked and caused trouble, and violated the interim arrangements between China and the Philippines. “
The Chinese Coast Guard said it had taken disciplinary measures against Philippine vessels in accordance with the law in the incidents that occurred early Monday, and called on the Philippines to “immediately stop the violation and inducement” or “to bear all the effects. “
A spokesperson for the Philippine Coast Guard did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
But Jonathan Malaya, spokesman for the Philippine Security Council, said Monday that the Philippines’ moves to assert its rights in the South China Sea are not encouraging.
China and the Philippines reached a “temporary agreement” in July after several skirmishes near Second Thomas Shoal. China has been harshly criticized by Western countries for its aggressiveness in blocking Philippine efforts to resupply troops on a naval ship anchored there.
Beijing claims it owns most of the South China Sea, including the islands, rejecting a 2016 ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that Beijing’s expansion claims were unfounded under international law. -national.
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A short night-time video clip of the incident posted on Chinese Coast Guard social media showed the collision occurring at 3:24 a.m. Monday (19:24 GMT Sunday), and described the Chinese vessel as a Coast Guard vessel coast
In one of the statements, the Chinese Maritime Security Forces said that the same Philippine ship entered the waters near the Second Thomas Shoal Islands after it was prevented from entering the waters of the Islands Sabina.
Chinese Coast Guard spokesman Gan Yu said two Philippine Coast Guard ships “illegally entered” the waters adjacent to the Sabina Islands without permission in the early hours of Monday morning.
He said: “The Philippines has repeatedly provoked and caused trouble, and violated the interim arrangements between China and the Philippines. “
The Chinese Coast Guard said it had taken disciplinary measures against Philippine vessels in accordance with the law in the incidents that occurred early Monday, and called on the Philippines to “immediately stop the violation and inducement” or “to bear all the effects. “
A Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
But Jonathan Malaya, spokesman for the Philippine Security Council, said Monday that the Philippines’ moves to assert its rights in the South China Sea are not encouraging.
China and the Philippines reached a “temporary agreement” in July after several skirmishes near Second Thomas Shoal. China has been harshly criticized by Western countries for its aggressiveness in blocking Philippine efforts to resupply troops on a naval ship anchored there.
Beijing claims it owns most of the South China Sea, including the islands, rejecting a 2016 ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that Beijing’s expansion claims were unfounded under international law. -national.
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