Chinese embassy: Under Duterte, Philippines agreed to keep gov’t out of Panatag Shoal

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The details of the apparent “temporary” deal were made public by the Chinese Embassy statement late Thursday, May 2, days after the China Coast Guard used water cannons against Philippine vessels on a humanitarian mission to Panatag Shoal, also known as Bajo de Masinloc, on April 30. The Armed Forces of the Philippines , Philippine Coast Guard , and other Philippine government vessels and aircrafts should refrain from entering the 12 nautical miles and corresponding air space of Huangyan Dao– was made public even when Duterte was in power. The second point – that government vessels and aircraft would not enter the feature’s territorial waters and airspace – was not made as explicit.

China claims most of the South China Sea as its own, including the West Philippine Sea, which includes the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. The 2016 Arbitral Award deemed this claim invalid, but China refuses to acknowledge it. Journalists on board the two vessels, as well as video releases from the PCG, showed how the CCG vessels targeted the Philippine vessels’ antenna, potentially impeding their navigation and communications while out at sea.

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