MANILA - The Philippine military chief urged Filipino fishermen to keep fishing in the country's exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, despite China's new coastguard rules allowing it to detain trespassers without trial, which take effect on June 15.
China’s new coast guard rules, which take effect on June 15, would allow it to detain trespassers without trial.MANILA - The Philippine military chief urged Filipino fishermen to keep fishing in the country's exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, despite China's new coastguard rules allowing it to detain trespassers without trial, which take effect on June 15.
"We have the right to exploit the resources in the area so our fishermen have no reason to be afraid," he added. It also called on China "not to use this reason to justify unilateral acts that undermine regional peace".
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