From Panay News (Jun 21, 2024): ‘China’s words do not match actions at WPS’ (By Adrian Stewart Co)
China Coast Guard personnel brandish bolos against Philippine navy personnel during the June 17, 2024 resupply mission in a naval outpost in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal. PHOTO FROM THE AFP
MANILA – The Philippines has called out China for the latter’s aggressive actions in the contested West Philippines Sea that endanger Filipino sailors and damage their vessels.
In a statement through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Philippines said China’s pronouncement of wanting to attain peace does not match with its actions.
“The Department has been exerting efforts to rebuild a conducive environment for dialogue and consultation with China on the South China Sea,” the DFA said in a statement.
“This cannot be achieved if China’s words do not match their actions on the waters,” added the DFA, which also described China’s recent action on Philippine resupply mission as “illegal and aggressive.”
The China Coast Guard (CCG) said on Monday that ships of the Philippines and China have reportedly collided in the waters adjacent to Ayungin Shoal earlier that day.
The CCG said the Philippine vessel deliberately and dangerously approached a Chinese ship in an unprofessional manner, forcing it to take control measures, including “boarding inspections and forced evictions.”
However, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said it was China who was the aggressor in the incident, which resulted in injuries to seven Filipino sailors with one having his finger cut off.
For months, China and the Philippines have traded accusations over dangerous maneuvers and collisions at Ayungin Shoal, an atoll in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.
China claims almost the entire South China Sea, which includes Ayungin Shoal, where the Philippines maintains a warship, Sierra Madre, beached in 1999 to reinforce its sovereignty claims, with a small crew.
An international tribunal dismissed China’s expansive claims in 2016, but the country has repeatedly said Philippine vessels illegally intrude into waters around disputed shoals.
https://www.panaynews.net/chinas-words-do-not-match-actions-at-wps/
MANILA – The Philippines has called out China for the latter’s aggressive actions in the contested West Philippines Sea that endanger Filipino sailors and damage their vessels.
In a statement through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Philippines said China’s pronouncement of wanting to attain peace does not match with its actions.
“The Department has been exerting efforts to rebuild a conducive environment for dialogue and consultation with China on the South China Sea,” the DFA said in a statement.
“This cannot be achieved if China’s words do not match their actions on the waters,” added the DFA, which also described China’s recent action on Philippine resupply mission as “illegal and aggressive.”
The China Coast Guard (CCG) said on Monday that ships of the Philippines and China have reportedly collided in the waters adjacent to Ayungin Shoal earlier that day.
The CCG said the Philippine vessel deliberately and dangerously approached a Chinese ship in an unprofessional manner, forcing it to take control measures, including “boarding inspections and forced evictions.”
However, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said it was China who was the aggressor in the incident, which resulted in injuries to seven Filipino sailors with one having his finger cut off.
For months, China and the Philippines have traded accusations over dangerous maneuvers and collisions at Ayungin Shoal, an atoll in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.
China claims almost the entire South China Sea, which includes Ayungin Shoal, where the Philippines maintains a warship, Sierra Madre, beached in 1999 to reinforce its sovereignty claims, with a small crew.
An international tribunal dismissed China’s expansive claims in 2016, but the country has repeatedly said Philippine vessels illegally intrude into waters around disputed shoals.
https://www.panaynews.net/chinas-words-do-not-match-actions-at-wps/
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