{"id":14560,"date":"2012-04-12T09:28:33","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T14:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=14560"},"modified":"2013-09-10T09:20:51","modified_gmt":"2013-09-10T14:20:51","slug":"chinese-vessels-left-in-possession-of-scarborough-shoal-as-philippine-ship-withdraws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2012\/04\/12\/chinese-vessels-left-in-possession-of-scarborough-shoal-as-philippine-ship-withdraws\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese vessels left in possession of Scarborough Shoal as Philippine ship withdraws"},"content":{"rendered":"

An update on the BBC News<\/a> website about the stand-off between Chinese and Philippine ships in the disputed Scarborough Shoal area of the South China Sea:<\/p>\n

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Earlier on Thursday a Philippine coastguard vessel arrived in the area, known as the Scarborough Shoal.<\/p>\n

The Philippines also says China has sent a third ship to the scene.<\/p>\n

The Philippine foreign minister said negotiations with China would continue. Both claim the shoal off the Philippines’ north-west coast.<\/p>\n

The Philippines said its warship found eight Chinese fishing vessels at the shoal when it was patrolling the area on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The BBC article doesn’t name the Philippine ship, but it’s likely to be the BRP Gregorio del Pilar<\/em> (formerly the USCGC Hamilton<\/em>):<\/p>\n

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Photo from Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n

China’s view of its borders in the South China Sea clashes wildly with those of its neighbours and the international community:<\/p>\n

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In a statement, the Philippines said that its navy boarded the Chinese fishing vessels on Tuesday and found a large amount of illegally-caught fish and coral.<\/p>\n

Two Chinese surveillance ships then apparently arrived in the area, placing themselves between the warship and the fishing vessels, preventing the navy from making arrests.<\/p>\n

The Philippines summoned Chinese ambassador Ma Keqing on Wednesday to lodge a protest over the incident. However, China maintained it had sovereign rights over the area and asked that the Philippine warship leave the waters.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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