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The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday said a Chinese warship’s attempt to cross the bow or front side of a Philippine Navy vessel in the West Philippine Sea was an unprecedented “elevation” of China’s provocative actions.
On Friday, a Chinese ship identified as the CNS Panzhihua shadowed the BRP Benguet during a resupply mission and came as close as 350 yards when it tried to cut off the Navy vessel near Pag-asa Island, AFP spokesperson Col. Medel Aguilar said. Beijing on Monday said it had sovereignty over Pag-asa Island, which it calls Zhongye Island and defended its presence there.“It is reasonable and lawful for Chinese warships to patrol the waters near Zhongye Island,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning.
He said China’s dangerous maneuvers endangered the lives of maritime personnel onboard the Philippine vessel, he added. Aguilar said the AFP expects another diplomatic protest to be filed against China and said they have already submitted a report of the incident to the Department of Foreign Affairs. “This is the very ship that was water-cannoned. So we can see that our capability to defend our sovereign maritime territory of the Philippines is increasing,” the President said in Filipino.
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