Manila has previously described new regulations, which allow Chinese coast guard to detain foreigners, as ‘an escalation of the situation’
Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah on May 4 as it made its way to the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah on May 4 as it made its way to the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.ahead of the rollout of a new Chinese regulation that empowers its coast guard to detain foreigners accused of trespassing.
China’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning, has said the regulations are intended “to standardise the administrative law-enforcement procedures of Coast Guard agencies and better uphold order at sea,” and that “individuals and entities have no need for concern as long as they have not done anything illicit.”
He said agencies were working to ensure Filipino fishing communities, who have long complained of harassment by Chinese vessels, will not be arrested. “Nothing will happen. The actions right now of the Philippine navy, the armed forces, the Coast Guard, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and all other maritime players of the Philippine government are preventing such a situation,” he said.
“What if in the process of trying to apprehend trespassers under the new guidelines, you clash with Philippine maritime forces, somebody dies,” said Koh, adding this could then lead to the invocation of the Philippines’ mutual defence treaty with the US.
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