Ambassador of Japan in the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko expressed support to the Philippines Monday after the latter’s vessel had collision with China’s ships on Sunday.
The Japanese envoy said that he was “seriously concerned” and “alarmed" about the incident as he opposed supposed attempts “to change the status quo by force or coercion”. “Seriously concerned about and alarmed by the collision between Chinese and Philippines vessels,” he said in a post on X . “Japan strongly opposes any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion.
The Filipino boats were about to deliver food and other supplies to the grounded Philippine warship BRP Sierra Madre for the small Navy personnel there who were guarding the shoal. Ayungin Shoal is located 105.77 nautical miles from the nearest Philippine province of Palawan and constitutes part of the country's 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone and continental shelf as provided under a United Nations convention.
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