14 June 2019
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- Philippines Upset with Chinese “Hit and Run”
Philippines Upset with Chinese “Hit and Run”
The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China after it said the crew of a Chinese fishing boat sank a Filipino vessel carrying 22 fishermen in the South China Sea (SCS), potentially inflaming a dispute calmed by warm ties between the nations’ leaders. Collin Koh, a maritime security research fellow at the RSIS in Singapore, said, “Beijing will have to cope with the chorus of outcry from the Philippine public. The pressure from this incident looks set to heap upon the Duterte administration to seek accountability from Beijing.”
RSIS / Online
Last updated on 17/06/2019
