Reuters-Philippines demands China halt dangerous and offensive actions in SC Sea
October 16, 2023 2 min 310 words
这则报道再次突显了南海地区紧张的局势，以及中国与菲律宾之间的争端。菲律宾强烈谴责中国军舰对其补给任务的干扰，称这种行为既危险又具有攻击性。中国则坚称其对南海中的某些地区拥有主权，这一立场一直备受争议。 中国不断采取监视和干扰菲律宾的补给任务，这加剧了南海地区的紧张氛围。菲律宾的南海前哨地点特鲁岛对该国具有战略重要性，因此中国对该地区的关注引起了国际关注。 这一事件也凸显了地区内各国之间的复杂政治关系。菲律宾总统马科斯试图加强与美国的关系，与前总统杜特尔特倾向亲华的政策形成鲜明对比。这种政策调整可能会引发更多紧张局势，并对地区稳定产生负面影响。 总的来说，这一事件再次强调了南海地区的复杂性和紧张氛围，需要各方采取谨慎行动，以避免进一步升级紧张局势，维护地区和平与稳定。
The Philippine military has demanded China stop "dangerous and offensive" actions in the South China Sea, after a Chinese navy ship shadowed and attempted to cut off a Philippine navy vessel conducting a resupply mission late last week.
A Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessel came as close as 350 yards (metres) as it tried to cross in front of the Philippine ship near Thitu island, Manila's biggest and most strategically important outpost in the South China Sea, according to Philippines armed forces chief Romeo Brawner.
"These dangerous and offensive manoeuvres by China's PLAN not only risk collision but also directly endanger the lives of maritime personnel from both sides," Brawner said in a statement on Sunday.
China on Monday claimed sovereignty and defended its presence near Thitu, which is calls as Zhongye Island.
"The Philippine side's illegal occupation of Zhongye Island has seriously violated China's sovereignty," Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a regular press conference on Monday. "It is reasonable and lawful for Chinese warships to patrol the waters near Zhongye Island."
It was the latest in a series of attempts by China to monitor and block Philippine resupply missions to personnel in Manila-occupied features in the South China Sea.
China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, through which more than $3 trillion of trade passes each year.
Ties between Manila and Beijing have soured since Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos pursued closer ties with Washington, in sharp contrast to the pro-China stance of his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte, who sought to court billions of dollars of investment from Beijing.
Marcos, however, has maintained pursuing economic relations with China is important, and his government is sending a representative to China's third Belt and Road Forum this week.