The Armed Forces of the Philippines has described China Coast Guard’s presence in the West Philippine Sea as misplaced bullying amid its continued aggression in the country’s territorial waters, more recently its dangerous maneuvers trying to block a resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines has described China Coast Guard’s presence in the West Philippine Sea as misplaced bullying amid its continued aggression in the country’s territorial waters, more recently its dangerous maneuvers trying to block a resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal.
“What we see there is the presence of the CCG is misplaced and a bully,” AFP spokesperson Colonel Medel Aguilar said at the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City.The AFP spokesperson issued the statement following the latest “harassment” of CCG and Chinese Maritime Militia after theyto BRP Sierra Madre in the Ayungin Shoal.US Air Force official and ex-Defense Attaché Ray Powell said two China Coast Guard ships and 10 maritime militia vessels tried to block the Philippine ships.
Ayungin Shoal is part of the Kalayaan Island Group is an integral part of the Philippines, as well as the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, over which the country has sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction.to the resupply mission, claiming that the Philippines illegally transported construction materials to the commissioned navy ship.
It also said that CCG vessels “strictly warned the Philippine vessels in accordance with the law, tracked and monitored the vessels all the way, and effectively regulated them”. “The CCG will continue to carry out law enforcement activities in the sea areas under China's jurisdiction according to law,” the Chinese government added.junked China's nine-dash line claimGMA News Online reached out to the Chinese Embassy for comment on the matter, but no response yet has been received as of posting.
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