South China Sea: Beijing Warns Philippines On War Drills As Chinese Boats Remain Near Disputed Reefs
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The country protested the continued presence of Chinese boats in the area
EU also called out China for endangering regional peace and stability in the region
Unfazed by the barrage of protests from neighbors over its aggressive tactics in the South China Sea, China mounted pressure on the Philippines Tuesday against holding war drills in the West Philippine Sea. We urge the relevant side to respect China s sovereignty and rights and interests, and stop actions complicating the situation and escalating disputes, CNN quoted Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin. He was responding to queries about the maritime exercises conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard near the disputed Whitsun Reef.
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File April 28, 2021 CHINA’S Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin has asserted claims over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea and asked the Philippines to “stop actions complicating the situation and escalating disputes.”
Wenbin was asked on Monday, April 26, 2021, to comment on the exercises being conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the area, which falls within the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
“China enjoys sovereignty over Nansha (Spratly) Islands including Zhongye Island and Zhongsha Islands, including Huangyan Island and their adjacent waters, and exercises jurisdiction in relevant waters. We urge the relevant side to respect China s sovereignty and rights and interests, and stop actions complicating the situation and escalating disputes.
Philippines Tells China to Back Off Its Exercises in South China Sea, Says There s No Basis to Stop Them
On 4/28/21 at 11:25 AM EDT
The Philippines told China on Wednesday to back off its military exercises in the South China Sea, saying that China has no basis to stop them.
While speaking to reporters on, Philippines Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said that China has no authority or legal basis to prevent us from conducting these [military] exercises, in the South China Sea, adding that China s claims have no basis.
According to Reuters, the Philippine coast guard and fisheries bureau began maritime exercises in the nation s 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). In a statement, the Philippine Coast Guard said that the exercises were part of efforts to secure the nation s maritime jurisdiction. Reuters reported that the Philippine coast guard and fisheries bureau said the exercises are used to counter the threatening presence of Chinese boats in the area.
China urges Philippines to stop maritime drills in disputed waters By CONSUELO MARQUEZ, GMA News
Published April 27, 2021 3:18pm Chinese Foreign Ministry called on the Philippine security forces to stop maritime exercises in the South China Sea, saying it would escalate disputes in the area. In his regular press conference on April 26, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin reiterated China s claims over Nansha Islands or Spratly Islands despite the 2016 UN Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling that said the islands were within Philippines exclusive economic zone (EEZ). China does not recognize the arbitral court ruling. China enjoys sovereignty over Nansha Islands including Zhongye Island and Zhongsha Islands including Huangyan Island and their adjacent waters, and exercises jurisdiction in relevant waters, said Wenbin, when asked to comment on Philippine Coast Guard s maritime drills in the West Philippine Sea, the part of the South China Sea that t
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 28) The Chinese Foreign Ministry is urging the Philippines to respect their sovereignty, rights, and interests in the South China Sea, and to stop any action that will complicate the situation in the area.
“We urge the relevant side to respect China s sovereignty and rights and interests, and stop actions complicating the situation and escalating disputes,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday.
This was his response when asked to comment about the maritime exercises being conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard in the West Philippine Sea.
Wang also reiterated China’s sovereignty over Nansha Islands, or the Spratly Islands, as well as the Zhongye Island (Pag-asa Island) and Huangyan Island (Scarborough Shoal) which is part of what they call the Zhongsha Islands and their adjacent waters, and that they exercise jurisdiction in relevant waters. This is despite an arbitral tribunal ruling in The Hague i