Beijing and Manila traded accusations yesterday over the incident in disputed waters.
BEIJING: China’s foreign ministry today said a US statement in which Washington sided with the Philippines regarding a collision between vessels in the South China Sea “disregarded the facts”.
China and the Philippines traded accusations yesterday over the collision in disputed waters of the South China Sea, as Chinese vessels blocked Philippine boats supplying forces there in the latest of a series of maritime confrontations. In a statement yesterday, the US state department said China’s coast guard had “violated international law by intentionally interfering with the Philippine vessels’ exercise of high seas freedom of navigation”.
Today, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Mao Ning told reporters that the US “issued a statement in violation of international law, groundlessly attacking and accusing China’s legitimate rights and law enforcement actions”.“Renai Reef is an inseparable part of China’s Nansha Islands geographically, economically, politically and historically,” Mao said, referring to the names of the Second Thomas Shoal and Spratly Islands by their Chinese names.
Maritime confrontations between Manila and Beijing have become a regular feature in the South China Sea, as both countries assert their territorial claims in the highly strategic waters.
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