Philippines protests against China’s provocative laser-pointing at its coastguard, says it constitutes threat to its sovereignty

Philippines protests against China’s provocative laser-pointing at its coastguard, says it constitutes threat to its sovereignty

• The Philippines today protested over the Chinese coastguard’s provocative laser-pointing at a Philippine coastguard vessel near a disputed reef in South China Sea terming it as an act of aggression and violation of sovereignty.

• The incident happened as the Philippines Coast Guard (PCG) was on a mission to resupply troops at Second Thomas Shoal, known as Ayungin Shoal in the Philippines, on February 6 and came just after few weeks of the visit of Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr to China.

• “These acts of aggression by China are disturbing and disappointing as it closely follows the state visit to China of Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr in January during which he and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to manage maritime differences through diplomacy and dialogue.

Dec Weekly Current Affairs (Science & Technology) Bitbank: Which IIT developed Artificial Heart to deal with Acute Cardiac Problems?

                         >> Download Current Affairs PDFs Here

                              Download Sakshi Education Mobile APP

Published date : 15 Feb 2023 05:53PM