China's foreign ministry repeated its call for the Philippines to tow away a grounded warship - a rusted-out World War Two relic used as a base - from a disputed shoal after Manila told Beijing it would not abandon the area
A Chinese Coast Guard ship launches what the Coast Guard says is a warning water cannon spray in the direction of a Philippine vessel at an unknown location at sea in this screen grab taken from a video released on August 8, 2023. China Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
The Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin, is home to a handful of troops living aboard the former warship Sierra Madre, which Manila grounded there in 1999 to reinforce its sovereignty claims. The Chinese coast guard released a video showing its ship spraying a water cannon at the smaller Philippine vessel without hitting it.
Malaya also reiterated the "Philippines will never abandon our post in Ayungin Shoal," and urged China "not to escalate matters by water cannons or military-grade lasers, which places Philippines lives at risk". "China has been waiting for feedback from the Philippine side and hopes that both sides will start talks as soon as possible so as to jointly maintain peace and tranquillity in the relevant waters," Ambassador Huang Xilian said.
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