Philippines Armed Forces Commander Alfonso Torres said that the Chinese officers punctured their rubber boat with sharp and pointed weapons. During this, a member of the Philippines Navy also lost his thumb.
The Philippines has claimed that China attacked with axes and sharp weapons during the clash in the South China Sea on June 17. The Philippines army also released a video of this on Thursday. In this, the Chinese coast guard is seen threatening the Philippines soldiers with weapons in their hands. Meanwhile, they also attack their boat.
During a news conference on Wednesday, Philippine military officials said that Chinese coast guard officers had illegally boarded their rubber boat. During this time, they also looted several rifles. The Chinese officials destroyed the ship’s outboard motor and navigation equipment. Apart from this, they also snatched the phones of the Philippine soldiers.
Philippines Armed Forces Commander Alfonso Torres said that the Chinese officers punctured their rubber boat with sharp and pointed weapons. During this, a member of the Philippines Navy also lost his thumb.
During the clash, Chinese soldiers were seen stealing goods from the boat.
Chinese Coast Guard fired tear gas and looted.
Along with tear gas, China’s Coast Guard also used eye-catching lights and sirens. Philippines officials said that China’s actions were like those of pirates. Only they climb onto boats like this and loot and assault people. Philippines said that while China’s Coast Guard officials had sharp weapons, our soldiers were fighting them unarmed.
China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that the coastguard had taken action against the Philippines in a responsible manner. During this, none of its soldiers were harmed. After the Philippines’ claim, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said that the Philippines’ vessel did not carry construction material but smuggled weapons.
In the picture released by the Philippines Army, Chinese soldiers have surrounded their boat from all sides.
Chinese soldiers broke the phones of Philippine officials.
Chinese soldiers destroyed the driving cabin of the Philippine boat.
China’s allegation- Philippines’s boat hit first, threw stuff on Coast Guard
They first hit our vessel. China alleged that Philippines’s soldiers threw water and stuff present in the boat on their officers. Only after this, China’s Coast Guard officers took action against them.
Earlier on Monday, the Chinese Coast Guard had complained about the aggressive behavior of the Philippines ship. The Chinese Coast Guard said that the Philippines ship continued to ignore the warnings and continued to move aggressively. After this, it hit the Chinese ship.
There was a collision last year as well.
This tension between China and the Philippines has been going on for a long time. Earlier last year too, there was a collision between Chinese and Philippines ships. Then the Philippines Coast Guard had alleged that the Chinese Coast Guard sprayed water on its three ships in the disputed shoal area and hit one of those ships, causing serious damage to the ship’s engine.
China has made a new maritime law to establish its dominance in the South China Sea. It was implemented on Saturday. According to Al Jazeera, in serious cases of intrusion in the South China Sea, China will be able to detain the accused for 60 days without trial.
Actually, China claims the entire South China Sea as its part. While many countries of South Asia like Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia also claim it.
Chinese boats monitor the South China Sea.
In view of the dispute in the South China Sea, China has deployed many of its boats and coastguards to monitor the area. In the past few years, there has been tension between the two countries over the presence of Philippines and Chinese vessels in the region.
On China’s new law, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos said that it is very worrying. Meanwhile, the Philippines Foreign Ministry announced that it has submitted legal documents related to its claim on the South China Sea to the UN.
