Announcement of smuggling in the Spratly Islands of China Aim to strengthen territorial claims September 11, 4:19
The Chinese government has announced that it has caught the first drug smuggling case in the waters of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
There is a sovereignty dispute with neighboring countries over the South China Sea, and it seems that China is aiming to strengthen its claim of sovereignty by appealing that it has exercised judicial power in the South China Sea.
The China Coast Guard said on the 10th that it had cracked down on drug smuggling vessels jointly with the Ministry of Public Security in the waters of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, and detained six suspects and seized a large amount of drugs. Announced.
The detection was carried out in the waters northwest of the Spratly Islands, where China created an artificial island, the English name Fiery Cross Reef, but the nationalities of the six detained people have been revealed. not.
The China Coast Guard has emphasized that it is the first time to detect a drug smuggling case in the waters of the Spratly Islands and that it is a significant achievement.
There is a sovereignty dispute with neighboring countries over the South China Sea, and at a series of ASEAN foreign ministers' meetings until the 10th, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi strongly criticized the United States for increasing its involvement in the South China Sea issue, while the United States Secretary of State Pompeio has reiterated his position that China's allegations are "totally illegal," and the condemnation continues.
It seems that China aims to strengthen its claim of sovereignty by appealing that it has exercised judicial power in the South China Sea.