S.Korea has ‘grave concerns’ over China using water cannons against Philippine ships
SEOUL — South Korea's foreign ministry on Tuesday expressed "grave concerns" over China's recent use of water cannons against Philippine ships, saying it stokes tension in the South China Sea and undermines a maritime order.The Philippines accused China's coastguard of using water cannons on Saturday against a civilian boat supplying troops at Ayungin Shoal, the latest in a series of flare-ups in the past year.
""We are gravely concerned about the recent and repeated use of water cannons in the South China Sea," Seoul's foreign ministry spokesperson, Lim Soo-suk, told a briefing."These actions increase tensions in the South China Sea, a major international navigation route used by all countries including Korea, and undermine efforts to maintain peace, stability, security and a rules-based maritime order.
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