State Department of the United States condemned China’s actions related to the firing of the Filipino Courts of Filipino in the disputed waters of the South China Sea in the Archipelago of Sprati. It is reported by the Straits Times with reference to the official representative of the State Department of Prizes.
US expressed support for the Philippines and stressed that in this situation they are on the side of their ally. “Escalating directly threatens to the regional world and stability, leads to an increase in tension in the region, encroaches to freedom of shipping in the South China Sea, which is guaranteed by international law,” said price.
It is reported that the incident occurred when the Philipins were sent to the second Oven Thomas. The Philippine ships were taken by the military on the island, when the coastal security of the People’s Republic of China fired them from the water vehicle, forcing it out to stop their mission.
Previously, the Washington Center for Strategic and International Studies said in his report that China’s authorities pay fishermen to consolidate their presence in the controversial territorial waters around the Spratley archipelago in the South China Sea and send 300 militia ships daily. In the United States, they argue that the PRC gives fishermen fuel subsidies in the amount of 24,175 yuan ($ 3700) a day.
The Territory of the Islands of Sprati is disputed by six states: Vietnam, China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), Malaysia, Philippines and Brunhel. In the area of the island archipelago there are considerable oil and gas reserves: in the area of the Rid-Bank archipelago, there are about 50 trillion cubic meters of natural gas and over five billion barrels of oil.
August 30, China’s Marine Security Office stated that all foreign vessels are obliged to report the location at the entrance to the “Chinese” territorial water. We are talking about the Russians of Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and others. Now foreign ships are obliged to report to the Chinese administration their callsign, as well as transfer information about transported loads.