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The Philippine government will not allow China to arrest Filipinos in the West Philippine Sea as such is "unacceptable," the Philippine Navy said Wednesday."Not only the Philippine Navy but the entire government and nation will not allow this , based on the pronouncement of our commander-in-chief that this is totally unacceptable," Philippine Navy spokesperson Commodore Roy Trinidad said in a press briefing.
According to a South China Morning Post report last week, citing a regulatory document of Beijing set to take effect in June, the China Coast Guard can detain trespassers without trial."Foreigners suspected of illegally passing China's borders can be held for up to 60 days," according to the report.China claims almost the entire South China Sea, a conduit for more than $3 trillion in annual ship commerce.
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