The Chinese Embassy in Manila defended Beijing’s placement of three buoys in the West Philippines Sea as “an act exercising its sovereignty,” two weeks after the Philippine Coast Guard undertook a similar step in the WPS.
The embassy’s statement amplified the May 24 announcement by the Chinese Ministry of Transport that buoys had been deployed at the Juan Felipe Reef, Balagtas Reef and Burgos Reef, which are all within the country’s exclusive economic zone .
“China’s deployment of buoys in relevant waters of China’s Nansha [Spratly] Islands is an act of exercising its sovereignty in accordance with law,” the diplomatic post said in a statement on Friday. “It aims to ensure the safety of maritime navigation and operations, and provide public goods for passing ships and countries in the region.
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