The Philippines on Tuesday filed a diplomatic protest calling on Beijing to ensure its vessels cease 'aggressive activities' after Manila accused China's coast guard of trying to block one of its ships in the South China Sea using a 'military grade laser.'
The Philippines on Tuesday filed a diplomatic protest calling on Beijing to ensure its vessels cease “aggressive activities” after Manila accused China’s coast guard of trying to block one of its ships in the South China Sea using a “military grade laser.
”“These acts of aggression by China are disturbing and disappointing as it closely follows the state visit to China of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in early January during which he and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to manage maritime differences through diplomacy and dialogue,” Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Teresita Daza said in a statement.
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