Members of the Philippine Coast Guard use rubber boats as they patrol beside Chinese vessels moored at Whitsun Reef, South China Sea on April 14, 2021. - AP
MANILA (Bloomberg): The Philippines’ Foreign Affairs Department on Monday (May 3) said it protested China’s "shadowing, blocking, dangerous manoeuvre and radio challenges” on its Coast Guard that patrolled and trained last month in Scarborough Shoal -- an area the Southeast Asian nation says is within its territory.
China’s claims over the shoal that’s 124 nautical miles from the Philippines "is without basis” and Beijing has "no law enforcement rights in these areas, ” the department said May 3.
The Philippines’ foreign ministry said it had also protested the "incessant, illegal, prolonged, and increasing presence” of China’s fishing vessels and maritime militia in its economic zones.
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