17-05-2024, 09:44 AM
Hizon said in a message to reporters that the group had received reports that its advance team was later “sent away by various Chinese vessels.”
American maritime expert Ray Powell earlier said that China had sent a “huge force” of ships to blockade Scarborough as the civilian convoy sails to the contested shoal.
“There were some who complained that we’re disrupting their fishing. So we apologized to them, as we didn’t intend to bother them. But they were concerned that our actions might prompt the Chinese coast guard to stop them from fishing near the shoal,” Bustillo told the Inquirer.
With Chinese vessels blocking and shadowing Filipino fishing boats, Cuaresma lamented that local fishermen were now like “thieves” in their own waters.
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American maritime expert Ray Powell earlier said that China had sent a “huge force” of ships to blockade Scarborough as the civilian convoy sails to the contested shoal.
“There were some who complained that we’re disrupting their fishing. So we apologized to them, as we didn’t intend to bother them. But they were concerned that our actions might prompt the Chinese coast guard to stop them from fishing near the shoal,” Bustillo told the Inquirer.
With Chinese vessels blocking and shadowing Filipino fishing boats, Cuaresma lamented that local fishermen were now like “thieves” in their own waters.
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/236388...e=(direct)&utm_medium=gallery