The incident involving the Philippines and China happened in the contested part of the South China Sea in the Sabine Shoal area.
Chinese ships collided and fired at a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries ship in the disputed South China Sea. Reuters reported this on Sunday, August 25.
Manila said the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessel was delivering food, fuel and medicine to Filipino fishermen when Chinese vessels carried out “aggressive and dangerous maneuvers” to obstruct the mission. The Philippine side stated that the ships collided and used water cannons against the Philippine vessel, as a result of which the crew had to leave the mission.
“These unprofessional, aggressive and illegal actions have created serious risks to the safety of the Filipino crew and the fishermen they are supposed to serve,” Manila said.
In this regard, the PRC Coast Guard explained that its employees took “control measures” against the ship, which illegally entered China’s territorial waters and several times came dangerously close to Chinese ships.
Security also noted that the Philippine vessel “ignored repeated serious warnings and deliberately approached and rammed” the Chinese law enforcement boat, leading to the collision. The Chinese guards completely transferred the responsibility of the incident to the Philippine side.
China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei claim control of the South China Sea. Trade in the region annually brings in about 3 trillion. US dollars.
In 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague declared that China’s claims to these maritime territories had no legal basis. Beijing disagreed with this decision.
In recent months, there have been regular skirmishes and conflicts between Chinese and Philippine ships. The most recent incident occurred on August 19 – Chinese and Philippine coast guard ships collided again in the South China Sea.
The United States is taking the first step toward restoring its maritime presence off the coast of Alaska.
Taiwan, threatened by Chinese military aggression, is working to improve its defense capabilities. In particular, the country is modernizing the current reservist training and trying to create a large professional army.
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