By Cecilia Yap
Oct 15, 2023 (Bloomberg) –The Philippines requested China to cease “harmful maneuvers and aggressive actions” within the South China Sea, warning of potential collision within the disputed waters.
A Philippine navy vessel, the BRP Benguet, warned off and issued radio challenges to a Chinese language navy ship on Oct. 13, which shadowed it and tried to cross its bow southwest of Pag-asa or Thitu island, based on a press release from the Philippine military.
The crew of the Philippine vessel, which was en path to a navy station for an everyday rotation and resupply mission, cited the violation of collision laws in its radio challenges and demanded the Chinese language ship steer clear. It obtained a counter response from Folks’s Liberation Military Navy Ship 621, which cited China’s ten-dash line, based on the assertion.
“These harmful and offensive maneuvers by China’s PLAN not solely threat collision but in addition immediately endanger the lives of maritime personnel from either side,” stated Romeo Brawner, chief of employees of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
The 2 nations have been locked in a territorial dispute within the resource-rich waters, with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ramping up protests over China’s actions since he took energy final 12 months.
Earlier this month, the Philippines stated it efficiently shipped contemporary provide to a navy outpost in a shoal within the South China Sea regardless of makes an attempt by Chinese language vessels to dam and intervene with the mission.
China’s International Ministry this month urged the Philippines to cease making “provocations” within the South China Sea because it vowed to do “what is critical to firmly safeguard” its rights and pursuits within the contested waters.
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