China’s Coast Guard said four Philippine ships had attempted to enter China’s territorial waters around the shoal and had “dangerously approached” its “normal law enforcement patrol vessels,” prompting an “exercised control” by the Chinese side over their counterparts, said a Chinese spokesperson, Liu Dejun, in a statement.
onsdag 4. desember 2024
China, Philippines trade accusations over South China Sea confrontation
The Philippines and China traded accusations about a maritime confrontation on Wednesday around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, a day after Beijing submitted a chart of the feature’s shore to the U.N. to bolster its claim over it. Scarborough Shoal, known in the Philippines as Bajo de Masinloc and in China as Huangyan Dao, is a triangular chain of reefs about 125 nautical miles (232 kilometers) from Luzon, the main Philippine island. Claimed by China, the Philippines and Taiwan, the shoal has been under Beijing’s de-facto control since 2012.
China’s Coast Guard said four Philippine ships had attempted to enter China’s territorial waters around the shoal and had “dangerously approached” its “normal law enforcement patrol vessels,” prompting an “exercised control” by the Chinese side over their counterparts, said a Chinese spokesperson, Liu Dejun, in a statement.
China’s Coast Guard said four Philippine ships had attempted to enter China’s territorial waters around the shoal and had “dangerously approached” its “normal law enforcement patrol vessels,” prompting an “exercised control” by the Chinese side over their counterparts, said a Chinese spokesperson, Liu Dejun, in a statement.
