(Manila Comprehensive) The Philippines is preparing to establish a military logistics hub in Zhongye Island in the Nansha Islands. It is expected that this will exacerbate the tension between the Philippines and China in related waters.
The Chief of Staff of the Philippines Sobaha told the media on Monday that Chinese vessels have stayed in the Philippine exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea so far, so the Philippine State will strengthen patrols.
However, the Philippine patrol ship must return to the princess port on Balawan Island to refuel, but the princess port is far from related waters. Therefore, the military plans to build Zhongye Island into a logistics hub.
He said that the military is also preparing to set up a high -resolution and night vision camera on Zhongye Island frame to strengthen the situation in monitoring the surrounding waters.
Sobahana said that there are still Chinese maritime police ships, naval ships, martial arts ships and fishing vessels in the Philippines's exclusive economic zone."Our goal is to drive all Chinese maritime militia and other Chinese vessels away from our exclusive economic zone."
Hua Chunying: Consensus in China and Philippines
He said that when the Philippine Navy patrolled there, China would declare sovereignty through broadcasting."The Chinese Navy and Maritime Police already have a model, saying‘ this is our territory, please leave here ’. We will not be timid because of those broadcasts. We will continue to patrol.
Hua Chunying, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a regular press conference on Monday that consensus between China and the Philippines had consensus to solve the problem of the South China Sea through dialogue and negotiation and peace.She said that China and Asianan countries also have such consensus, so there is no need to use people and forces in other aspects to make right and wrong on this issue.
China and the Philippines have been arguing for many years due to sovereignty in the South China Sea. Recent disputes have appeared in the ocean reef area.On March 7th, the Philippines refers to 220 Chinese fishing vessels near the Niubu reef in the exclusive economic zone. They also believed that these fishing boats were controlled by Chinese militias, so they filed diplomatic protests to Beijing.The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs insisted that Chinese fishing vessels operating and sheltering there were "consistent practices for thousands of years."
The Philippines subsequently strengthened military deployment and sent four warships to support the coast guards and patrols of the Nansha Islands. Military exercises were also held in the waters near Zhongye Island, Huangyan Island and Badan Islands.
The Philippine Minister of Defense Lorena said on May 6 that the Filipino Army urgently needed to purchase multi -purpose fighters as the regional situation was deteriorating.
Foreign Minister Luo Qin sent a rough tweet on May 3, asking Chinese ships to leave the above sea immediately.The Philippine President Duterte immediately stated that China provided a lot of help for the Philippines that urgently need a large number of coronary vaccines, and it was the "benefactor" of the Philippines.He said that even if there are disputes between the two countries, the Philippines should not be rude.Luo Qin later apologized to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines.
