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Philippines to Protest Chinese Coast Guard After Fishermen Hurt Near Sabina Shoal

A U.S. statement backs the ally, calling out tactics that endanger fishers.

A Chinese coast guard ship fires a water cannon at a Philippine navy's chartered vessel conducting a routine resupply mission to troops stationed at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on March 05, 2024.
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Overview

  • The Philippines said it will file a diplomatic protest over what it calls harassment and endangerment of its fishermen near Sabina Shoal.
  • Manila reported three injured fishermen and two damaged boats after water cannon blasts and the deliberate cutting of anchor lines at the shoal.
  • The United States condemned the incidents and said it stands with the Philippines in the face of increasingly dangerous tactics.
  • China’s coast guard said it drove away multiple Philippine vessels and took “control measures,” asserting its actions were lawful.
  • Sabina Shoal lies within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone west of Palawan, and a 2016 arbitral ruling rejected Beijing’s sweeping South China Sea claims.