Philippine officials condemned China’s installation of a 300-metre-long barrier at the entrance to the rich fishing waters of the lagoon at Scarborough Shoal.
The Philippine coast guard said on Monday it has complied with a presidential order to remove a floating barrier placed by China’s coast guard to prevent Filipino fishing boats from entering a lagoon in a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.
The Philippine coast guard said in a statement Monday night that it has successfully removed the floating barrier in a “special operation” in compliance with the order of President Ferdinand Marcos jnr. It did not provide other details like if the entire barrier was removed and when, and how Chinese coast guard ships, which have closely guarded the shoal for years, reacted.
Contested waters: There was a near collision at Second Thomas Shoal in April when a Chinese Coast Guard ship blocked a Philippine Coast Guard vessel.“It’s an illegal and illegitimate action coming from the People’s Republic of China,” Tarriela told reporters. “Definitely it affects our food security.”
Ano said in a statement that the Philippines “will take all appropriate actions to cause the removal of the barriers and to protect the rights of our fishermen in the area”. He did not elaborate.In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the shoal and its adjacent waters are “China’s inherent territory,” where Beijing “has indisputable sovereignty”.
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. China has told the US to stop meddling in what it says is a purely Asian dispute.
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