The Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Teresa Magbanua had been anchored inside Sabina Shoal in the disputed South China Sea since April to assert Manila's claims to the area and prevent Beijing from seizing it.
The Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Teresa Magbanua had been anchored inside Sabina Shoal in the disputed South China Sea since April to assert Manila's claims to the area and prevent Beijing from seizing it.The Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Teresa Magbanua as it arrives at a port in Puerto Princesa, Palawan on September 15, 2024. / Photo: Philippine Coast Guard via AFP
China took measures against Philippine vessel 9701 in accordance with the law, while repeated Philippine attempts to organise replenishment of the vessel had failed, Xinhua quoted China Coast Guard spokesperson Liu Dejun as saying. Beijing has continued to press its claims to almost the entire South China Sea despite an international tribunal ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.
Last month Chinese vessels blocked a resupply mission to the Filipino sailors on board the ship, leaving them running critically low of food and other provisions.
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