The Philippines convenes special envoys from Beijing in the South China Sea
The Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday that on a disputed coral reef in the South China Sea, Chinese diplomatic envoys have been stranded in the face of special envoys in Beijing. After that, tensions on the resource-rich ocean soared, and Beijing and Manila had commensurate ownership there. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs convened China’s ambassador Huang Xilian in a rare move on Monday to express its “biggest dissatisfaction” over the issue. The department said in a statement that it again asked all Chinese ships to “leave immediately” Philippine waters. Doro Losin quoted a government agency on Twitter as saying that the remaining nine ships were on the reef. Many ships are scattered in the Nansha Islands. Locsin tweeted: “Come on, come on, it’s time to go.” “Beijing ignored the 2016 International Tribunal’s decision, which declared its historical basis for most of the South China Sea to be unfounded.” The last time the Chinese ambassador to China was convened in June 2019, a Chinese ship sank a Philippine fishing boat and left the crew at sea at the Philippine Reed Bank. The Ministry said that some countries and this region once again expressed tension. The United States, an important military ally of the Philippines and a former colonial ruler, reminded China last week of its treaty obligations to Manila in the event of a water attack. Since coming to power in 2016, Duterte has established friendly relations with China in exchange for promised trade and investment, but he has been reluctant to confront Beijing on these ships. As Russia waits for vaccines to be delivered from Russia and the West, these vaccines have replaced the basis for the country’s implantation work.
The Philippine National Maritime Task Force (NTF WPS) said in a statement on Tuesday that Chinese ships continue to spread in the West Philippine Sea, which is detrimental to peace and security in the region.
NTF WPS re-examined the position of the Philippine government: “The continuous congestion of Chinese ships poses a threat to the safety of navigation and safety of life at sea, and prevents the Filipinos from having exclusive rights to benefit from the marine wealth of the exclusive economic zone.” All ships in the Philippines.
This was observed after the sovereign patrol on April 11. An estimated 240 Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) and Chinese Maritime Militia (CMM) vessels wandered in the area.
Citing a report from the Western Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), CMM vessels were reported in the territorial waters of Kerayam State, Palawan City and the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and 136 were found on Burgos (Gaven) Famous militia vessel reef; Julian Felipe (Whitson) reef nine points; Chigua (Mackennan) reef 65, Bangnaban (naughty) reef six (6); Zamora (Subi) ) Reef 30% off; Pag-asa (Thitu) Island has 4 voyages; One place from Likas (West York) Island; Five places outside Kota (Loaita) Island; and 11 at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal.
The following People’s Liberation Army Navy ships were also found in the sovereign patrol logic on April 11: two Houbei-class guided missile warships near Panganiban Reef; and one cruiser-class warship located on Fiery Cross Reef. Nearby; and a naval tug at Zamora Reef.
About two CCG ships were also seen in the territorial waters off Pag-asa Island.
Further monitoring by AFP revealed that there are 2 PLANs, 3 CCGs and 10 CMM ships near the Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough) Shoal.