MANILA -- The Philippines has protested China’s declaration that a Manila-claimed region in the disputed South China Sea is Chinese territory, and...
MANILA -- The Philippines has protested China’s declaration that a Manila-claimed region in the disputed South China Sea is Chinese territory, and its aiming of weapons control radar at a Philippine navy ship, the country’s top diplomat said Wednesday.
China has declared a section of Philippine-claimed territory to be part of its southernmost province of Hainan, Locsin said, adding that a “radar gun” was pointed at a Philippine navy ship in Philippine waters.China recently announced the establishment of two districts to administer two disputed groups of islands and reefs in the South China Sea to fortify its claim to virtually the entire waterway, among the world’s busiest.
Another official said that although the Chinese ship did not fire at the Philippine ship, its action was “very hostile” and “unprovoked.”
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