China urges Philippines to remove ship stranded on atoll in disputed sea

China reiterated this Tuesday its request to Philippines to remove an ancient ship stranded on a disputed atoll in the Sea of South China that Manila used to claim sovereignty over the Spratly Islands.

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The fight occurs after the weekend Philippines will accuse the chinese coast guard of having fired with water cannons against their ships that were resupplying this vessel.

The ancient shipSierra Madre” was deliberately run aground on the atoll 2nd Thomas in the islands spratly in the late 1990s in an attempt by the Philippines to stem the Chinese advance into these disputed waters.

A handful of Filipino sailors stationed on the ship depend on other vessels for supplies and survive at their post.

The Philippine military and coast guard accused China of violating international law by blockading their ships and firing water cannons at them during their resupply mission over the weekend.

China defends that its troops acted in a manner “professional” and accused the Philippines of “illegal delivery of construction materials” to the stranded ship.

“The Philippine side has repeatedly made clear promises to remove the warship illegally anchored in the reefa spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

“24 years have passed, the Philippine side has not only not removed the ship, but has tried to repair and reinforce it on a large scale to achieve permanent occupation of the reef. Ren’ai”added using the nomenclature China of the atoll.

“The Chinese side urgent again Philippines to immediately remove the ‘stranded’ warship on the reef and restore the status of no one or no facility on the reefhe demanded.

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“Illegal Activities”

He “Sierra Madre” was an American landing ship during the Second World War which was discharged and later on loan to the Philippine Navy.

It is stranded in a position on the atoll 2nd Thomasabout 200 km from the Philippine island of Palawan and more than 1,000 km from the island of Hainanthe land area of China closest.

Manila accuses Chinese coast guard vessels of blocking or hindering Philippine vessels patrolling these disputed waters and hindering the resupply of troops stationed on ships like the “Sierra Madre”.

The Philippines has issued more than 400 diplomatic protest notes since 2020 accusing China of “illegal activities” in the sea of China Southernaccording to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

China appears to be “trying to gauge what our commitment is to supply our troops,” the Manila National Security Council spokesman told reporters Monday. Jonathan Malaya.

“Just so we’re clear, we’re never leaving the atoll. ayungin”, affirmed Malaya using the name used for this formation.

China claims most of the sea China Southernan important trade route that is also claimed Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Source: Elcomercio

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