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发帖数: 542 | 1 The Philippines said Tuesday it was working to ease a tense territorial
standoff with China, following a warning from the Chinese government that it
was preparing for "any escalation."
"We are endeavoring to undertake a new diplomatic initiative which we hope
will help the situation," Foreign Affairs Department spokesman Raul
Hernandez said via text message when asked for a response to the Chinese
statement.
Hernandez said he would not provide further details of the Philippine
efforts.
China's foreign ministry released a statement earlier Tuesday in which vice
foreign minister Fu Ying accused the Philippines of being responsible for
escalating tensions over the disputed area in the South China Sea (also
called West Philippine Sea).
"The Chinese side has... made all preparations to respond to any escalation
of the situation by the Philippine side," Fu told a Philippine diplomat on
Monday, according to the statement.
The row began a month ago when Chinese vessels blocked a Philippine warship
from arresting crews of Chinese fishing boats near the Panatag (Scarborough)
Shoal in the South China Sea.
The two countries have since maintained ships in the shoal in an effort to
assert their country's sovereignty.
The Philippines says the shoal is well within the country's 200-nautical-
mile exclusive economic zone, as recognised by international law.
But China claims almost the whole of the South China Sea as its historical
territory, even waters close to other countries' coasts and hundreds of
kilometres from its own landmass.
Chinese vessels
Meanwhile, Captain Aurelio Kigis of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP
) Northern Luzon Command (NolCom) said seven Chinese fishing vessels and 23
other utility boats remain at the shoal as of Sunday.
The seven fishing vessels include two maritime surveillance vessels and a
fisheries law enforcement command (FLEC) ship, Kigis said in a statement.
Kigis added that two Philippine vessels, one from the Philippine Coast Guard
and another from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, continue to
patrol the area.
Lt. Gen. Anthony Alcantara, NolCom commander, reminded troops to remain
vigilant amid the ongoing standoff. — AFP with Andreo Calonzo/RSJ, GMA News | h*******u
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: The Philippines said Tuesday it was working to ease a tense territorial
: standoff with China, following a warning from the Chinese government that it
: was preparing for "any escalation."
: "We are endeavoring to undertake a new diplomatic initiative which we hope
: will help the situation," Foreign Affairs Department spokesman Raul
: Hernandez said via text message when asked for a response to the Chinese
: statement.
: Hernandez said he would not provide further details of the Philippine
: efforts.
: China's foreign ministry released a statement earlier Tuesday in which vice
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