The United States Monday (February 13) expressed his statement on laser incidents to launch laser incidents on the Filipino vessels on the United States, emphasizing that the United States stood on the Philippines on the side of the Philippines.
According to Reuters, U.S. Department of Defense spokesman Pryce issued a statement to explain the US position.
The Philippine Coast Guard said earlier that the Chinese Maritime Police Ship in the South China Sea Renai Reef Water on the 6th of this month, using military -level laser to aimonize a ship of the Philippine Coast Guard, which led to a crew memberTemporary blindness.The Philippine vessels assisted the Navy at the time to provide food and supply for troops stationed in Renai Reef.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded that Renai Reef is part of the Nansha Islands in China, and refers to the Philippine Maritime Police and Ship without Chinese permission to break into the Sea of Renai Reef.The domestic law and the international law including the United Nations Marine Law Convention, maintaining China's sovereignty and maritime order, and on -site operations and restraint.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wang Wenbin said at a regular press conference: "We hope the Philippines will effectively respect the territorial sovereignty and marine rights of the Chinese side in the South China Sea, and avoid adopting any may lead to the expansion of controversy and the complexity of the situation.Action. China and the Philippines are communicating through diplomatic channels. "
