PH vessels reach Ayungin, China envoy cites ‘special arrangement’ OPPOSITE SHIP’S VIEW. This photo by the China Coast Guard distributed
OPPOSITE SHIP’S VIEW. This photo by the China Coast Guard distributed to Chinese news outlets and posted on Twitter/X on Tuesday shows the Philippine Coast Guard’s BRP Malabrigo en route to the Ayungin Shoal on a resupply mission to BRP Sierra Madre. In a statement, the CCG said it ‘tracked and monitored’ two Philippine supply vessels and two coast guard ships which ‘entered waters near the Ren’ai Reef of China’s Nansha Islands without the permission of the Chinese government.
“The routine follow-on Rotation and Resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre was successfully conducted today,” the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea said in a statement. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian, speaking at an event in Manila, repeated the CCG item almost to the word, then told journalists that as far as the delivery of supplies to the BRP Sierra Madre, China has no issue with it “for humanitarian reasons.”
China claims almost the entire waterway, through which trillions of dollars in trade passes annually, and has ignored an international ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.Its coast guard and navy ships routinely block or shadow Philippine boats in the contested waters, Manila has said. “The Filipino people owe them a debt of gratitude, for their commitment to place their lives on the line daily to defend our sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction throughout the expanse of the WPS. “ the NTS-WPS said.
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