A security expert recognizes the efforts of Philippine authorities in being more transparent when reporting the real situation in the disputed waters.
A security expert on Tuesday recognized the efforts of Philippine authorities in being more transparent when reporting the real situation in the disputed waters.
“I think the administration, the government, and the military deserve great credit because what they have done this year is a new approach,” security expert Raymond Powell told CNN Philippines’Citing the water cannon incident on Aug. 5, Powell said footage collected by authorities served as proof to show the aggressive actions done by the China Coast Guard equipped with larger ships against the Philippines’ smaller resupply boats.
The Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday confirmed that the Philippines summoned China's ambassador and filed a against Beijing following the incident on Aug. 5 when the CCG fired a water cannon at Philippine ships headed to troops in BRP Sierra Madre to bring supplies. WATCH: The Philippine Coast Guard shares a video of a China Coast Guard ship firing water cannon at PCG's vessel to block a resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal last Aug. 5
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