Philippine official seeks strong protest over boat sinking

A protester raises his fist beside a national flag during a protest outside the Chinese Consulate in the financial district of Makati, metropolitan Manila, Philippines to mark Independence Day on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. The Philippine defense secretary says an anchored Filipino fishing boat has sunk in the disputed South China Sea after being hit by a suspected Chinese vessel which then abandoned the 22 Filipino crewmen.

The sinking is a delicate development in the long-contested South China Sea, which is seen as a potential flashpoint in Asian relations. Tensions escalated after China built seven disputed reefs into islands which can serve as forward military bases and intimidate rival claimant states in a strategic waterway, where U.S. forces undertake “freedom of navigation” patrols.

The Philippine coast guard said it was checking whether those involved were Chinese fishermen or from other neighboring countries like Vietnam and if the collision was intentional.“We condemn in the strongest terms the cowardly action of the Chinese fishing vessel and its crew for abandoning the Filipino crew,” Lorenzana said. “This is not the expected action from a responsible and friendly people.

Philippine officials say Reed Bank lies well within their country’s exclusive economic zone, an internationally recognized stretch of water where coastal states have exclusive rights to fish, undersea oil and gas deposits and other resources. But the Philippines has suspended oil and gas exploration in the area due to past Chinese protests.

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