Published: 11:06, August 26, 2024 | Updated: 13:03, August 26, 2024
Philippine vessel causes collision with China Coast Guard ship
By Xinhua
This screenshot captured from a handout video footage taken and released on Aug 25, 2024, by the Philippine Coast Guard shows a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessel (right) in a collision with the Chinese Coast Guard ship, near Xianbin Reef, South China Sea. (PHOTO / HANDOUT VIA AFP)

BEIJING - A Philippine vessel on Sunday intruded into the adjacent waters of Xianbin Reef of China's Nansha Qundao and caused a minor collision with a China Coast Guard ship.

The intrusion of the Philippine vessel No 3002 was not permitted by the Chinese government and the CCG has taken lawful control measures against it, according to the CCG.

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At 2:12 pm, the Philippine vessel ignored repeated warnings from the Chinese side and deliberately sailed toward the Chinese ship in an unprofessional and dangerous manner, causing the collision, said CCG spokesperson Gan Yu.

Responsibility for this incident lies entirely with the Philippine side, Gan added.

This screenshot captured from an Aug 19, 2024 video released by the China Coast Guard on its official Weibo social media account, shows a Philippine vessel getting close to a China Coast Guard vessel. 

The CCG monitored the Philippine vessel 3002 in the whole process and drove it away, the spokesperson said, adding that the operations of the CCG have been professional, standard, legitimate and reasonable.

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Gan added that the Philippines' recent provocations have seriously infringed upon China's territorial sovereignty, violated the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, and harmed regional peace and stability.

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"We sternly warn that the Philippine side must immediately stop the infringement and provocation, or it must bear all the consequences," Gan said.

Reiterating that China has indisputable sovereignty over Nansha Qundao and its adjacent waters, including Xianbin Reef, Gan said the CCG will continue to conduct law enforcement activities to safeguard the nation's territorial sovereignty and its maritime rights and interests.