Chinese Coast Guard
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PCG: China harassed PH vessel with high-decibel acoustic device
acoustic device, China, Chinese Coast Guard, fishing vessel, harassment, Philippine Coast Guard, Philippines, South China Sea, Sovereign RightsThe Philippine Coast Guard reported that a Chinese Coast Guard vessel harassed a Philippine fishing vessel in the South China Sea using a high-decibel acoustic device. The PCG condemned the CCG’s actions and called for China to respect the Philippines’ sovereign rights in the South China Sea.
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Rising conflicts in South China Sea
2016 arbitral award, acoustic device, China, Chinese Coast Guard, Diplomacy, fishing vessel, harassment, International Law, Maritime Dispute, Philippine Coast Guard, Philippines, South China Sea, territorial dispute, UNCLOS, West Philippine SeaThe Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has accused the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) of harassing a Philippine fishing vessel in the West Philippine Sea using a high-decibel acoustic device. The PCG issued a warning to the CCG vessel, citing Philippine laws and the 2016 arbitral award that invalidated China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea.
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South China Sea: Filipino activists raise national flag on disputed island
activism, Al Jazeera English, China, Chinese Coast Guard, defiance, fishermen, Independence Day, Philippines, Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea, territorial dispute, Vera Joy Man EggsFilipino activists, including former soldier Vera Joy, defy Chinese Coast Guard warnings to raise the Philippine flag on Scarborough Shoal, a disputed island in the South China Sea, on Independence Day. This act of defiance symbolizes the Filipino people’s unwavering commitment to defending their territorial rights.
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On the frontline in the South China Sea: A diary by South-East Asia correspondent Samantha Hawley
China, Chinese Coast Guard, Observer, Oil Rig, Paracels, South China Sea Dispute, Stand off, Vietnam, Vietnamese Coast GuardSouth-East Asia correspondent Samantha Hawley spent nearly a week travelling to a giant Chinese oil rig deployed between the Vietnamese coast and the Paracel Islands in the disputed South China Sea. Travelling onboard Vietnamese coastguard ships, Hawley came within eight nautical miles of the Chinese rig, operated by China Oilfield Services Limited, which is located […]
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PH: We are determined to pursue case vs China
Ayungin Shoal, BRP Sierra Madre, China, Chinese Coast Guard, Memorial, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOSMANILA — Amid another incident in the Ayungin Shoal on Saturday, the Philippines said it will not be stopped from pursuing a case against China before an arbitral tribunal under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The country will file Sunday its “memorial” – or written arguments – justifying its […]
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Philippines supply ship evades Chinese vessels
A Philippine government ship slipped past a Chinese coast guard vessel Saturday and brought food and fresh troops to a marooned navy ship used as a base by Filipino troops to bolster the country’s territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea. The incident was witnessed by journalists who were invited by the Philippines military […]
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9 other acts of harassment by China vs PH fishermen: DFA
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has summoned the charge d’affaires of China to protest the firing of water cannons at Filipino fishermen in a disputed shoal last January 27. In a press conference on Tuesday, Foreign Affairs Spokesman Raul Hernandez said the incident involving a China Coast Guard vessel is only one […]
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PNoy: Phl to ask China to explain water cannon incident
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government will ask the People’s Republic of China to explain why the Chinese coast guard fired water cannons at the Filipino fishermen who were at the disputed Scarborough Shoal on January 27. President Benigno Aquino III said both the Department of Foreign Affairs and Department of National Defense are now […]
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PH won’t send Navy to Scarborough shoal
MANILA – The water cannon incident at Scarborough Shoal won’t merit any military response since the goal of the Philippines is to resolve the sea dispute in a peaceful manner, an official of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said. In a press conference, AFP Spokesman Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala said: “We have to […]
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Philippines protests China ‘water cannon’ attack on fishermen
Manila: The Philippines lodged a strong protest against China on Tuesday over allegations by Filipino fishermen that the Chinese coastguard had attacked them with water cannon near a disputed shoal. The foreign department summoned the Chinese charge d’affaires to receive the formal protest over the January 27 incident at the Scarborough Shoal, said department spokesman […]