The Philippines has accused China's coast guard of installing a 'floating barrier' in a disputed area of the South China Sea, saying it prevented Filipinos from entering and fishing in the area.
The barrier prevents fishermen from accessing the Scarborough Shoal.The Philippines on Sunday accused China's coast guard of installing a"floating barrier" in a disputed area of the South China Sea, saying it prevented Filipinos from entering and fishing in the area.
The barrier blocking fishermen from the shoal was depriving them of their fishing and livelihood activities, he said. China claims 90% of the South China Sea, overlapping with the exclusive economic zones of Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and the Philippines. The Philippines will continue maritime exercises inside its 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone in the South China Sea.This handout photo from the US shows the US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius sailing in the South China Sea.Beijing allowed Filipino fishermen to return to the uninhabited shoal when bilateral relations were improving markedly under then-president Rodrigo Duterte.
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