They said the 980-foot-long barrier at the entrance to the lagoon at Scarborough Shoal is ‘illegal and illegitimate’.
Philippine officials have vowed to remove a floating barrier placed by China’s coastguard to prevent Filipino fishing boats from entering a disputed lagoon in the South China Sea.
More than 50 Philippine fishing boats were outside the shoal at the time, the Philippine coastguard said. “The placement by the People’s Republic of China of a barrier violates the traditional fishing rights of our fishermen.” Washington lays no claim to the sea passageway, a major global trade route, but US navy ships and fighter jets have carried out patrols for decades to challenge China’s expansive claims and promote freedom of navigation and overflight.The Chinese barrier denies Filipinos access to the rich fishing lagoon surrounded by underwater coral outcrops, Philippine coastguard spokesman Commodore Jay Tarriela said.
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