MANILA, Philippines: (UPDATE) The embassies of Australia and the United States in Manila called out China's 'dangerous' actions in the West Philippine Sea, as the Philippines, through its Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), filed its 58th diplomatic protest.
MANILA, Philippines: The embassies of Australia and the United States in Manila called out China's 'dangerous' actions in the West Philippine Sea, as the Philippines, through its Department of Foreign Affairs , filed its 58th diplomatic protest.The diplomatic protest filed on Friday stemmed from China's using a water cannon against a Philippine boat that was on a resupply mission to Filipino troops stationed at the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal earlier in the day.
'We give high importance to a free and open maritime order based on the rule of law as Japan, Philippines discussed during PM visit last week. Any harassment and actions which increase tensions are not tolerated,' Japanese Ambassador Kazuhiko Koshikawa said.UK Ambassador Laure Beaufils, on the other hand, said, ' notes unsafe conduct again experienced by Philippine vessels on their resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal.
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