Marcos’ decision to summon Huang comes a day after the Philippine Coast Guard disclosed that the China Coast Guard had used a military-grade laser against the BRP Malapascua near Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. READ:
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, February 14, summoned Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian after China deployed a military-grade laser against the Philippine Coast Guard.
“The President summoned Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian this afternoon to express his serious concern over the increasing frequency and intensity of actions by China against the Philippine Coast Guard and our Filipino fishermen in their bancas, the latest of which was the deployment of a military grade laser against our Coast Guard vessels,” Malacañang said in a statement on Tuesday.
This is also the first time a Philippine president summoned a Chinese ambassador in recent years. Marcos’ predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, did not summon Chinese ambassadors in all of his six years in office, despite calls for him to do this especially when a Chinese vesselMarcos’ decision to summon Huang comes a day after the Philippine Coast Guard disclosed that the China Coast Guard hadnear Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said a diplomatic protest was filed against China for its “The escalation in tensions comes just after Marcos completed a state visit to China in early January. The
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