China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin claimed Monday that Scarborough Shoal, which he referred to as Huangyan Dao, “has always been China’s territory.”
“On September 22, a vessel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Philippines, without China’s permission, intruded into the adjacent waters of Huangyan Dao and attempted to enter its lagoon,” Wang said.
Bajo de Masinloc is just 240 kilometers west of Luzon, and nearly 900 kilometers from the nearest major Chinese landmass of Hainan. The 2016 arbitration ruling recognized the shoal as a fishing ground used by generations of Filipinos. The Philippine Coast Guard removed the 300-meter barrier at the southeast portion of Bajo de Masinloc following the instruction of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea.
The Department of Foreign Affairs said it “will take appropriate measures to protect our country’s sovereignty and the livelihood of our fisherfolk.”
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