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Commodore Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for the South China Sea, speaks during a press conference in Manila on September 16, 2024. The Philippines insisted on September 16 that it had not given up a disputed South China Sea reef, two days after it pulled out a ship stationed there following a months-long standoff with rival claimant China.
“We have not lost anything. We did not abandon anything. Escoda Shoal is still part of our exclusive economic zone,” Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Commodore Jay Tarriela told a news conference Monday, using the Filipino name for Sabina Shoal. The confrontations have sparked concern that the United States, a military ally of Manila, could be drawn into armed conflict with China.
Following the ship’s pullout, China’s coast guard insisted on Sunday that Beijing “has indisputable sovereignty” over Sabina. He said it would be “impossible” for China to totally stop the Philippines from sending its ships around the 137-square-kilometre Sabina Shoal.
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