MANILA/BEIJING: A Philippine group leading a civilian supply mission in the South China Sea delivered food and fuel to Filipino fishermen despite being shadowed by Chinese vessels, its officials said on Thursday (May 16), calling it a "major victory".
Philippine Coast Guard personnel observe a China Coast Guard ship during distribution of fuel and food to fishers in the disputed South China Sea MANILA/BEIJING: A Philippine group leading a civilian supply mission in the South China Sea delivered food and fuel to Filipino fishermen despite being shadowed by Chinese vessels, its officials said on Thursday , calling it a"major victory".
China claims sovereignty over the shoal and almost all the South China Sea, including parts claimed by the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam, despite a 2016 ruling by The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration that found its sweeping claims have no legal basis. Calling the mission a"publicity stunt", Yuyuan Tantian, a social media user affiliated with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, said the Philippine vessels"stopped moving forward at nearly 60 nautical miles in the waters east of Huangyan Island and has now departed," it added.
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