Philippine President Marcos summoned the Chinese ambassador to express his "serious concerns" that a Philippine patrol boat was irradiated by a Chinese Coast Guard ship with a laser beam in the South China Sea. showed the attitude of
On the 6th of this month, the Philippine Coast Guard will use a patrol boat from a China Coast Guard ship to be used by the military around the reefs of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, which are in the country's EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone). He announced that he had been exposed to a laser beam.
The Philippine side has continued to criticize and protest by releasing a video purporting to have taken the situation at that time, but the Chinese side argues that ``no such situation has occurred''.
Philippine President Marcos summoned the Chinese ambassador to Manila to express his "serious concern over the increasing frequency and intensity of China's actions," the Philippine president's office said on the evening of the 14th. That's it.
In response to this issue, the Philippine government had just protested to China on the 14th, saying that it would violate the agreement at the summit meeting last month that maritime issues would be managed through dialogue rather than relying on force. I decided to show my attitude of protest.