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Philippines opposes Chinese ships’ presence in EEZ

A Philippine diplomat on August 9 said the country will lodge a protest over the unannounced presence of two Chinese survey vessels in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Philippines opposes Chinese ships’ presence in EEZ ảnh 1Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin. (Photo: Rappler)

Hanoi (VNA) – A Philippine diplomat on August 9 said the country will lodge a protest over theunannounced presence of two Chinese survey vessels in its exclusive economiczone (EEZ).

“Firing offdiplomatic protest,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin tweeted inresponse to the remarks of Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana which urged thePhilippine Department of Foreign Affairs to oppose Chinese survey shipsentering the country’s EEZ.

The protestcomes ahead of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s planned visit to Beijing,China, late this month todiscuss bilateral issues with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Earlier this week,Duterte told the press that one reason for his upcoming trip to China isbecause he thinks China might be behind the delay in finalising the Code of Conduct (COC) in the EastSea and it is causing so many incidents.

He alsopromised to discuss the 2016 international arbitration court ruling on the EastSea in favour of the Philippines, rejecting China’s so-called nine-dash line,with President Xi. –VNA
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