OH! What a Heck-China tell this to the US MARINE | China to US: Stop supporting Philippines-PH
OH! What a Heck-China tell this to the US MARINE
Tulong ng US kailangan na vs Chinese harassment sa West Philippine Sea-Protecting Philippine sovereignty a shared duty – DND chief
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China to US: Stop supporting PH
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Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Senior Colonel Wu Qian said the US should “stop meddling in the South China Sea issue and safeguard regional peace and stability with concrete actions.”
“The US is misrepresenting facts and making groundless accusations on China’s legitimate actions of rights protection. We strongly deplore and firmly oppose to that,” Wu said at a press conference on December 28.
The Chinese Embassy in Manila shared Wu’s statement Thursday evening.
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“The US is misrepresenting facts and making groundless accusations on China’s legitimate actions of rights protection. We strongly deplore and firmly oppose to that,” Wu said at a press conference on December 28.
The Chinese Embassy in Manila shared Wu’s statement Thursday evening.
The US has repeatedly affirmed its commitment to the US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty. The Philippines and China have overlapping claims in the SCS and in the West Philippine Sea.
Memento Maxima Digital MarketingThe Department of Foreign Affairs in October filed diplomatic protests against the CCG’s use of water cannon against Philippine vessels on resupply missions to Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc and soldiers stationed in BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal.
Asked to comment on Wu’s remarks, the US Embassy in Manila on Friday said, “We have no specific Embassy response as this is more of a question for [Washington] D.C.”
Wu said that China has “indisputable sovereignty over Nansha Qundao (Spratly Islands), including Ren’ai Jiao (Ayungin Shoal) and its adjacent waters.”
He said the US, “out of selfish calculations, has been conniving and emboldening the Philippines’ infringement and provocations, and attempting to threaten and coerce China with the US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty.”
“It will not work on China. Issues related to Ren’ai Jiao are between China and the Philippines, and have nothing to do with any third party,” Wu said.
He also dismissed the statement of Philippine defense officials that the China Coast Guard (CCG) used water cannons to attack Philippine vessels near Ren’ai Jiao and collided with them, causing tensions in the region.
Wu also denied using long-range sonic devices and military-grade lasers to attack Philippine navy personnel. “This is purely false hype. As for the so-called sonic or laser weapon, this is entirely groundless accusation,” he said, adding that China has “no intention or necessity” to use such devices.
China is “always committed to resolving differences through dialogue and consultation and making joint efforts to maintain maritime stability,” Wu said.
The Philippine side, he said, “in disregard of repeated warnings from the Chinese side, insisted on sending vessels to intrude into the adjacent waters of China’s Ren’ai Jiao, and provocatively rammed a China Coast Guard vessel and caused scratch.”
“Such behavior is very dangerous and extremely unprofessional,” the Chinese official said.
“We noted that the Philippine side had claimed to conduct humanitarian supplies. However, those supply vessels carried many journalists and propagated disinformation,” he said.
“In my view, this is not humanitarian supply at all; it is to deliberately create an incident, play victim and make a show in the name of humanitarian supply,” Wu said.
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