China lodges complaint with Philippines over maritime collisions: embassy
A Philippine flagged boat is blocked by a China Coast Guard vessel during an incident that resulted in a collision between the two vessels, in the disputed waters of the South China Sea in this screen grab obtained from handout video released October 22, 2023. Photo: Reuters
China's embassy in Manila said Monday it had lodged a complaint with the Philippines, after two collisions between Philippine and Chinese vessels in the disputed South China Sea.
A Chinese diplomat met with a Philippine official Monday and "made solemn representations... on the trespassing of the Philippine vessels into the Ren'ai Reef area... expressing strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to the trespassing," the embassy said, using China's name for the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands.
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