“The Philippines protested the harassment, ramming, swarming, shadowing and blocking, dangerous maneuvers, use of water cannons, and other aggressive actions of China Coast Guard and Chinese Maritime Militia vessels against the vessels of the Philippine Coast Guard and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources en route to Bajo de Masinloc (Panatag),” the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said, as it summoned Deputy Chief of Mission Zhou Zhiyong over the incident which occurred last April 30. “The Philippines demanded that Chinese vessels leave Bajo de Masinloc and its vicinity immediately.”
The DFA said the Philippine vessels were conducting routine and regular humanitarian mission to Panatag Shoal when Chinese coast guard ships engaged them in dangerous maneuver and blasted them with powerful water cannons.
The diplomatic protest filed yesterday was the 20th lodged by the Philippines this year. Under the Marcos administration, the Philippines has filed a total of 153 protests.
The latest incident of Chinese aggression in Philippine waters sparked international condemnation. Philippine officials said supply missions for fishermen and for troops on the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal would continue despite Chinese harassment.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة May 03, 2024 من The Philippine Star.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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