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Philippines Lodges Diplomatic Protest Against Beijing’s ‘Illegal’ Incursions in South China Sea
Epoch Times ^ | 10/21/2021 | Naveen Arthappully

Posted on 10/21/2021 8:43:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

The Philippine government has issued a diplomatic protest against the frequent disruptive actions of Chinese vessels challenging its ships patrolling the South China Sea.

The Filipino Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that the protest was against the “unlawful issuance of over 200 radio challenges, sounding of sirens, and blowing of horns by Chinese government vessels.”

These provocative actions, announced by the ministry on Oct. 20, were conducted against Philippine authorities who were on their routine patrols in the region. The timing was not specified.

Conflicts in the South China Sea have been happening for years with Manila and Beijing, along with neighboring countries, claiming territories and maritime zones. According to the Philippine foreign ministry, the patrols were “legitimate, customary, and routine,” and Beijing’s actions threatened to undermine the existing order in the region.

Based on China’s so-called “nine-dash line,” the communist regime claims vast swathes of the South China Sea, including islands. But this is disputed by almost all countries sharing the surrounding coastline, including Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan.

According to tracking done by the U.S.-based Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (AMTI CSIS), the Philippines has increased the frequency of maritime patrolling during recent months. But there are a significantly greater number of Chinese vessels that move through and survey the region.

Besides this latest incursion, there have been 78 protests filed under President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration as of April 2021. The issues have mainly been raised for infractions in the West Philippine Sea, which is the official name given by the Philippine government for the eastern parts of the South China Sea that come under the country’s economic zone.

Duterte has been called out by critics for not standing firmly against China and for favoring warmer relationships with Beijing.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; incursions; philippines; protest

1 posted on 10/21/2021 8:43:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: KC_Lion

Pei-Ping.


2 posted on 10/21/2021 8:48:18 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: SeekAndFind

“Fine. Call Joe. He tell you.”


3 posted on 10/21/2021 8:56:06 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: SeekAndFind

There was a time when China was gifted with trust that it’s
leadership would mellow after the nation prospered. I never
bought into that, but here we are.

China is fast becoming a global pariah. It is expansionist.
There’s no other way to describe it. It is at odds with
each of it’s Western Pacific neighbors.

Taiwan, Japan, and a number of nations in the South China
Sea, are coming to loggerheads with China.

The United States is at odds with China. China is now
challenging the United States for global dominance.

The question is, why are we still financing China’s
ascension?

The time to pull out was 26 years ago, not now, but
it is clear we are committing suicide.

We either get our act together in a hurry, or we are going
to be this centuries Great Britain.

It’s time to clean house in Washington, D. C. There are
a lot of people there who are selling out our nation’s
interests. They should be identified, charged, prosecuted,
and convicted.

There are so many Hunter Bidens around, it’s incredible
that we haven’t identified any of them and taken measures
to end what they have been doing.


4 posted on 10/21/2021 9:03:55 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Democrats, fixing things that haven't been broken, so they don't work, for over 197 years.)
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To: BradyLS

Shouda kept us at Clark/Subic. It’s their fault now. Their Air Force is so old they’re using Imelda Marcos’s old bras as skycaps.


5 posted on 10/21/2021 9:06:23 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: SeekAndFind

LOL. With who? Please tell me, who will they lodge a complaint with that will give a damn and effectively protect them against Communist China?
The Philippine People overall are a wonderful people. That said, they suffer from a catastrophic historical problem. They are a Former Spanish Colony. Subjected to Spanish Rule for well over 300 Years.
The result? Rampant Nepotism, Corruption, and Laziness. Especially among the male population. There isn’t a single former Spanish Colony that is among the First World Nations. Not a Single One.
Former British and French Colonies are as a whole doing well. Former Spanish Colonies are almost Universally Basket Cases of Corruption, Graft, and Laziness.


6 posted on 10/21/2021 9:11:58 PM PDT by ocrp1982 (for all who care to see )
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To: ocrp1982

Argentina was. Chile is wealthy but the socialists might damage it.


7 posted on 10/21/2021 9:13:40 PM PDT by TTFX ( )
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To: ocrp1982

RE: There isn’t a single former Spanish Colony that is among the First World Nations. Not a Single One.

Don’t forget though that the Philippines were under THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA for nearly 50 years.


8 posted on 10/21/2021 9:21:50 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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