The Philippines protested the harassment of a Chinese Coast Guard ship that directed a “military-grade” laser towards a Philippine Coast Guard vessel in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. | DFernandezINQ
The Department of Foreign Affairs said that the diplomatic protest, sent to the Chinese Embassy in Manila, decried “the shadowing, harassment, dangerous maneuvers, directing of military-grade laser, and illegal radio challenges” by the CCG.
“The Philippines has the prerogative to conduct legitimate activities within its exclusive economic zone and continental shelf. China does not have law enforcement rights or powers in and around Ayungin Shoal or any part of the Philippine EEZ ,” DFA spokesperson Teresita Daza said in a statement.
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