CHINA has accused the Philippines of trespassing into the waters adjacent to Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea on Monday 'without the approval of the Chinese government.'
In a written statement, People's Liberation Army Air Force Senior Colonel Tian Junli, Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command spokesman, said China's naval and air forces 'tracked, monitored, warned, and restricted' the Philippine military vessel 'according to law.
'Bajo de Masinloc, which the Chinese call Huangyan Dao or Huangyan Island, is located about 198 kilometers west of Subic Bay in Zambales and is thus covered by the Philippines' exclusive economic zone . However, China claims it has 'indisputable sovereignty' over the shoal, which it calls Huangyan Island, and the adjacent waters.
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