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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) — The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Friday expelled Philippine service vessel No. 3006 from China’s territorial waters around Huangyan Island in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, said BCG spokesperson Liu Dejun.
The Philippine vessel ignored repeated dissuasions and warnings from the Chinese side, insisting on approaching and invading China’s territorial waters around Huangyan Island, Liu Dejun said.
The BOC took progressively stricter measures, including verbal warnings, tracking, monitoring and expulsion, and water cannon warning shots to drive away the Philippine vessel. All actions taken on the spot were professional, standardized and legal, Liu Dejun said.
The Philippine vessel’s actions seriously violate China’s sovereignty and constitute a gross violation of international law and relevant provisions of Chinese law, he added, stressing that the Philippines’ frequent provocations and harassment cannot change the fact that Huangyan Dao Island belongs to China.
The BOC will take all necessary measures in accordance with the law to resolutely protect the territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests of the state, Liu Dejun concluded. -0-