Foreign news agencies report from Manila. Philippines On March 24, Mr. Eduardo Ano, National Security Policy Advisor of the Philippines, said that the clashes that broke out last Saturday between the “Unisah May Four” or “UM Four” support ships of the Philippine Army with a Chinese Coast Guard patrol boat near… From Thomas II Shoal and in the vicinity of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, three Filipino soldiers were wounded.
Ano did not clarify the condition of the three soldiers. But based on information from the Philippine Army. The Chinese ship moved its bow to collide with the UM4. They also sprayed high-pressure water on Philippine ships. To disrupt travel and cause damage to the hull of the ship, which is in the process of delivering supplies to Filipino soldiers and which is stationed at Ayungin Shoal.
While the Chinese Coast Guard said “legal measures will be taken” against Philippine ships that trespassed on the waters surrounding the Renai Shoal, this is the name China uses to name the Yongin Shoal area. The Chinese Ministry of Defense issued a statement. Let us make the Philippines “stop provocative moves” and “challenge” as relevant Chinese authorities will not hesitate to “take decisive action” to safeguard sovereignty. Legitimate rights and national maritime interests
Incidentally, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) states that every nation on Earth has sovereignty over natural resources. Its territory is not more than 200 nautical miles, or 370 kilometers, from the coast, as the Spratly Islands are far from Hainan Province. Or the Chinese island of Hainan, which is a distance of approximately 1,000 kilometers.
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