The Philippine government asked the Chinese ambassador to protest the incident last Saturday in which a Chinese coast guard vessel fired a water cannon at a Philippine vessel. The incident occurred in a coral area claimed by both countries. Philippine authorities say the ship’s crew is in danger.
United State I condemned him Saturday work China, Japan, Australia and that European Union too. On the other hand, Washington supported severe seizures raised by Beijing.
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The site of the collision, which occurred on Saturday, was a sandbar known as “Ayunjin Shoal” in the Philippines, “Renai Jiao” in China, and “Renai Jiao” in China.Thomas Scholl IIKnown B. The sandbar is located about 200 km from the Philippine island of Palawan and is located in the exclusive economic zone of Manila. The fact that it is more than 1,100 km from Hainan, the closest part to China, does not bother the communist rulers.
Ayungin Shoal is strategically located as the most important north-south, east-west shipping routes within the Spratly Archipelago intersect here. This is why both the Philippines and China want to control this key point.
