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US: We stand with PH; China coast

guard’s conduct ‘unsafe’
Agence France-Presse / 05:55 AM February 15, 2023

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“The United States stands with our Philippine allies in the face of the
People’s Republic of China Coast Guard’s reported use of laser devices
against the crew of a Philippine Coast Guard ship,” Price said.

The incident happened on Feb. 6 nearly 20 kilometers from Ayungin

(Second Thomas) Shoal in the Spratly Islands, where Philippine marines are
stationed, the Philippine Coast Guard said earlier Monday.

US-PH joint patrols

There has been a series of maritime incidents between the Philippines and
China, which claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea and
has ignored an international court ruling that its claims have no legal basis.

Days before this latest incident, the United States and the Philippines agreed
to resume joint patrols in the sea, and struck a deal to give US troops access
to another four military bases in the Southeast Asian country.
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