Screenshots of video clips released by the Chinese Coast Guard
Recently, an illegally-based warship in Lenai Ziao, Philippines, released two small boats that ignored China's repeated clear warnings, approaching the Chinese coast guard vessels and carrying out regular law enforcement operations in professional and dangerous ways. China's Coast Guard vessels have taken control measures against Philippine vessels in accordance with laws and regulations, and their operations have been legal and legal, Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) spokesman Gangyu said in a statement Friday.
CCG has also released a 33-second video showing two small boats approaching a Chinese ship. One person on a boat in the Philippines has something that looks like a camera. The other boats kept a little distance.
We warn the Philippines to immediately stop all acts of infringement, provocation and publicity hype. The CCG will continue to carry out rights protection law enforcement activities in the waters of Len Aijao in accordance with the law, and will firmly protect China's sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, Gunn said.
The video clearly shows that the Philippine boats approached with hostility and provocation, but the CCG exercised its restraint simply by stoking away without using force. It is the Philippines that continues to provoke it, Chen Xianmiao, a researcher at the National Institute of Research in the South China Sea, told the Global Times on Friday.
On August 11, several Philippine Coast Guard and official ships illegally entered the territory of China's Fungian Dao. CCG vessels responded with legal measures, including surveillance, shadow, blocking and control, and ousted them. During this time, the Philippine coast guard vessels have repeatedly engaged in dangerous maneuvers, including high-speed intrusions and sharp turns across the Chinese ship's bow, creating complex and tense situations at sea, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Defense said on August 15.
The Global Times recently obtained exclusive photographs and videos as evidence revealing two previous cases of dangerous, unprofessional operations by Philippine ships, revealing Manila as a habitual criminal who deliberately sets the peace and stability of the region.
Chen said the Philippines' latest moves appear planned as he had recently touted claims of a “surge” of Chinese ships and “armed” boats in the South China Sea. Due to falsehood and distortion, Manila intentionally framing China's normal law enforcement activities as “aggressive” to mislead the international community, Chen added.
According to Philippine news outlet Inquirer.net, the Philippine forces on Thursday claimed that on Thursday, the Philippine forces deployed several coast guards and Chinese maritime militia ships, “observing an increase in the presence of Chinese ships” in Lenai Jao.
The Philippines once again touts the so-called “accumulation of Chinese military,” Chen said, describing its status as a victim of a “biggest power that bullies small countries.”
The reality is that Chinese Coast Guard operations are legal, legal and restrained. Chen warned that it is the Philippines' continued dangerous maneuvering that will widen tensions in the South China Sea and significantly increase the risk of conflict, adding that the Philippines will face consequences if such actions continue.
