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INQToday: China’s actions in WPS ‘illegal, reckless’ – Marcos

/ 01:27 PM August 12, 2024

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday denounced what he termed as “unjustified, illegal and reckless” actions of two Chinese Air Force aircraft that harassed a Philippine Air Force (PAF) plane on Aug. 8 as it flew over the country’s territorial waters near Bajo de Masinloc (Panatag or Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

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In a statement, the President urged China to “demonstrate that it is fully capable of responsible action, both in the seas and in the skies,” as he affirmed the Philippines’ commitment to resort to diplomacy and peaceful means in resolving disputes.

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