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Philippines Claims China's Coast Guard Used "Laser" To Disrupt Resupply Mission | China News
China should restrain its forces so that they do not commit any "provocative act", the Philippine military said on Monday (February 13), after Manila accused China's coast guard of using a laser to try to disrupt a resupply mission to its troops in the South China Sea.
The Philippine coast guard (PCG) said its vessel was assisting a navy mission to deliver food and supplies to troops stationed on an atoll in the disputed waterway on Feb. 6 when a Chinese coast guard ship directed a "military-grade laser" at the ship temporarily blinding its crew at the bridge.
The incident took place at the Second Thomas Shoal, 105 nautical miles (195 km) off the Philippine province of Palawan, which is the temporary home of a small contingent of military aboard a rusty ship.
The 100-metre long (330-ft) World War Two ship was intentionally grounded at the shoal, known locally as Ayungin, in 1999 to reinforce Manila's sovereignty claims in the Spratly archipelago.
The Chinese embassy in Manila did not immediately respond to a request for comment. China has said it was ready to manage maritime issues "cordially" with the Philippines during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's visit to Beijing in January. It is not the first time China has been accused of using lasers in the region.
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China should restrain its forces so that they do not commit any "provocative act", the Philippine military said on Monday (February 13), after Manila accused China's coast guard of using a laser to try to disrupt a resupply mission to its troops in the South China Sea.
The Philippine coast guard (PCG) said its vessel was assisting a navy mission to deliver food and supplies to troops stationed on an atoll in the disputed waterway on Feb. 6 when a Chinese coast guard ship directed a "military-grade laser" at the ship temporarily blinding its crew at the bridge.
The incident took place at the Second Thomas Shoal, 105 nautical miles (195 km) off the Philippine province of Palawan, which is the temporary home of a small contingent of military aboard a rusty ship.
The 100-metre long (330-ft) World War Two ship was intentionally grounded at the shoal, known locally as Ayungin, in 1999 to reinforce Manila's sovereignty claims in the Spratly archipelago.
The Chinese embassy in Manila did not immediately respond to a request for comment. China has said it was ready to manage maritime issues "cordially" with the Philippines during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's visit to Beijing in January. It is not the first time China has been accused of using lasers in the region.
#china #southchinasea #philippines #englishnews #latestnews #news18 n18oc_world
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