Philippines says it will not yield to submission in row with 'patronising' China

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MANILA: The Philippines is not seeking a fight or trouble in the South China Sea but will not be cowed into silence, submission, or subservience, its defence ministry said Friday (Mar 29), in its latest show of defiance in a heated row with China.

Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah on May 4 on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, Mar 5, 2024. MANILA: The Philippines is not seeking a fight or trouble in the South China Sea but will not be cowed into silence, submission, or subservience, its defence ministry said Friday , in its latest show of defiance in a heated row with China.

"It also shows the inability of the Chinese government to conduct open, transparent, and legal negotiations. Their repertoire consists only of patronising and, failing that, intimidating smaller countries," the ministry said. Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Thursday upped the stakes in the escalating row, saying his country would implement unspecified countermeasures against"illegal, coercive, aggressive, and dangerous attacks" by China's coastguard. China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea.

 

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