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Screengrab from a series of videos released by the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Wednesday, June 19. It shows Chinese Coast Guard personnel swarming the rigid hull inflatable boats of the Philippine Navy that was already moored alongside BRP Sierra Madre during a violent encounter at Ayungin Shoal on Monday, June 17.
Manila hopes to convene the Philippines-China Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on the South China Sea in early July “specifically to discuss the recent incidents,” Manalo told a Philippine senate public hearing on the confrontation. Beijing insisted its coast guard behaved in a “professional and restrained” way and blamed Manila for the clash.
Manalo said the proposed July meeting will look to establish “confidence-building measures” that can create the basis for “more serious discussions.”Following the clash, Manalo said his office had approached China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and embassy in the country.
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