MANILA: The Philippines on Monday (Jan 13) called on Beijing to desist from "escalatory actions" at a South China Sea shoal and said a protest has been lodged over the presence of Chinese coast guard, militia and navy in its exclusive economic zone.
This handout photo taken on Jan 11, 2025 and released on Jan 12 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows a Chinese Coast Guard ship sailing some 111km west of the main Philippine island of Luzon while being monitored by Philipine Coast Guard ship BRP Teresa Magbanua .
"China should direct its vessels to desist from conducting illegal actions that violate Philippines' sovereign rights in its EEZ," it said in a statement. Philippines seeks diplomatic means in South China Sea disputes but will defend sovereign rights: Foreign SecretaryTensions between China and the Philippines, an United States ally, have escalated the past two years, with frequent run-ins between their coast guards in the South China Sea, which China claims sovereignty over almost in its entirety.
China's expansive claims overlaps with the EEZs of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam. The disputed waterway is a strategic shipping route through which about US$3 trillion of annual commerce moves.
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