The Philippines condemned China for setting up floating barriers to prevent the Philip

The Philippines condemn China for condemnation in the South China Sea.Set Floating Barrier to prevent Filipinos from entering the region to fish.

According to Reuters, the Manila Coast Guard spokesman Jay Tarriela posted on Sunday (September 24) on social media X (former Twitter) that the Philippine Coast Guard and FisheriesWhen the Aquatic Resources Bureau conducted a regular patrol at sea on Friday (22nd), it was found that the Chinese Maritime Police set up a floating barrier on the Scarberg Reef (known as Huangyan Island).

Tarray said that the floating barrier was 300 meters long. When the Philippine vessels arrived, the three Chinese maritime police inflatable boats and a Chinese maritime militia's service vessel were installed with barriers.

He said that the Philippine Coast Guard and Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Bureau strongly condemned the Chinese Maritime Police's approach, and said that the barrier prevented the Philippine fishing vessels from entering the beach, "deprived the fishing and livelihood of the Philippine fishermen and livelihoods"" ".

According to AFP, a AFC reporter followed the Philippine Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Bureau on Friday (22nd), and also witnessed the deportation of a China Maritime Police in the waters of the Scarberg Reef.Philippine fishermen.

The confrontation between China and the Philippines in the Scarbel Reef can be traced back to 2012. At that time, the Philippine naval ship tried to arrest a Chinese fishing boat with illegal cut corals, clam clams and young sharks, and Chinese ships.Come to stop the confrontation. Later, the Philippine ship evacuated, and China took the trend to control the Scarberry Reef.Scarberg Reef is located 240 kilometers west of the main island of Luzon, Philippines.

According to the Philippine Star report, Hikapapu, chairman of the Fisheries Organization Federation of the Philippines, said in an interview with radio on Monday (September 18) that the country's fishermen in the middle of Luzon IslandThe sabers of provinces have decreased by 70%since 2020.

Hikapa said that a large number of Chinese fishing vessels have recently harvested corals, which will lead to further reduction in fishing and worsening the fishermen of the Philippine fishermen.