MANILA — The Philippines has lodged a diplomatic protest with China in response to maneuvers by Chinese vessels on Sunday that led to collisions with Philippine ships on a resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre on Ayungin Shoal.
Foreign Affairs spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said at a press conference that the Philippines had also summoned Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian over the incident but that he is out of town.Ayungin Shoal is in Philippine EEZ Earlier in the press conference held by the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea, Daza stressed the Philippines' position that "Ayungin Shoal is part of our exclusive economic zone and continental shelf and we have sovereign rights and jurisdiction over it."
She added that "China as a major power bears a heavier responsibility in contributing to peace and stability in the region." The Philippines and China had announced putting up a direct line to deescalate tension during incidents in the West Philippine Sea but Daza acknowledged on Monday that the "usefulness of this mechanism is rather limited."
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