Apart from snatching airdropped supplies, the China Coast Guard or CCG also tried to stop the evacuation of a sick soldier from Ayungin Shoal to Palawan last month.
This handout photo taken on May 19, 2024 and received on June 4, 2024 from the Armed Forces of the Philippines shows two Chinese rigid-hulled inflatable boats maneuvering close to Philippine personnel on board their boats near the Philippine outpost at Second Second Thomas Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea . The Philippine military said June 4 that Chinese boats illegally"seized" food and medicine airdropped to a Filipino outpost in the South China Sea .
“One of our personnel got sick on board the BRP Sierra Madre and we attempted to bring back to Palawan so that he could be treated. Unfortunately, during the first attempt of bringing our soldier out of the Second Thomas Shoal or Ayungin Shoal, they were blocked by the Chinese so we were not able to complete the medical evacuation,” said Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., the Armed Forces chief.
“Because of that intent of the CCG to get our supplies, they came very close to the BRP Sierra Madre and from the point of view of our soldiers, this pose a danger, a threat because they were too close. That is why there were videos, there were images of our soldiers carrying their guns. But again, I’d like to emphasize they did not point their guns to the Chinese. We follow the rules of engagement and our soldiers know that,” Brawner stressed.
“It was worse than the illegal water cannon aggression because it was almost like a hand-to-hand combat with our personnel scrambling to get back the air-dropped supplies for the Sierra Madre that were snatched by the Chinese, unmindful of their own safety,” Barbers said. Results of the poll conducted in March showed that 76% of adult Filipinos view China as the top threat to the country.&n...Sen. Francis Tolentino called on the Department of Foreign Affairs to be ready with legal actions against China that threaten...
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