Beijing and Manila clash again in the South China Sea
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency According to Reuters, Philippine Defense Minister Gilberto Teodoro, referring to the recent conflict between the country’s coast guard and its Chinese counterpart in disputed waters in the South Sea China claimed that Beijing’s actions are clearly “illegal”!
Teodoro claimed in an interview with reporters: We should expect such behavior from China because this is a war. is We must be prepared to anticipate and adapt to such actions by China, which are clearly illegal.
The Manila task force in the South China Sea, the country’s ships deliberately ramming the Philippine ship and also using The sprinkler machine charged against this ship near the rocky island “Sabina”. According to Manila, the ship was carrying food, fuel and medicine for Filipino fishermen.
The Chinese Coast Guard announced that “the Philippine vessel ignored repeated warnings and deliberately rammed the Chinese Coast Guard boat approached and hit it and fueled the accident.”
The defense minister of the Philippines also answered the question whether the recent events could violate the requirements of the treaty between Manila and Washington. activate? He said: This is a clumsy action. We must have deterrence against armed attack. This is more important.
American officials, including Joe Biden, the president of this country, have always emphasized Washington’s “iron commitment” to help The Philippines has emphasized against armed attacks on its ships and troops in the South China Sea.
Teodoro added: Everyone is very focused on the armed attack. We have to make ourselves strong enough that such a thing does not happen.
Yesterday’s tension cast a shadow over efforts to restore mutual trust and better manage disputes in the South China Sea. The Chinese Embassy in Manila has not yet reacted to these statements.
Beijing has control over almost all areas of the South China Sea, including the areas where the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Brunei claim ownership of it, it claims ownership.
