Philippine vessels insisted on entering the waters of the Scarborough Shoal in China, provoking and challenging. Chinese coast guard issued warnings and drove them away.

WeChat official account "China Coast Guard" reported that the spokesperson of the China Coast Guard, Liu Dejun, stated that on December 12, a number of Filipino vessels, under the guise of fishing, disregarded repeated warnings and advice from the China Coast Guard, and insisted on causing trouble in the waters of Xianbin Reef in the Nansha Islands under Chinese jurisdiction. The China Coast Guard took necessary management measures such as verbal warnings and external forced departures in accordance with laws and regulations against the Filipino vessels. China has an undeniably sovereign right over the Nansha Islands and their adjacent waters, including Xianbin Reef. The China Coast Guard will continue to carry out law enforcement activities for rights protection within its jurisdictional waters in accordance with the law, and resolutely safeguard national territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.

Original: toutiao.com/article/7582925825134133770/

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