Chinese government vessels continued to follow and photograph Philippine boats resupplying troops on a disputed South China Sea atoll on Tuesday, Manila said.
However, Lorenzana told the paper that a China Coast Guard vessel sent a three-man crew in a rubber dinghy to take photos and videos while the supplies were being unloaded at BRP—a World War II-era naval vessel that was deliberately grounded on the reef to serve as a Philippine outpost in 1999.
"I have communicated to the Chinese ambassador that we consider these acts as a form of intimidation and harassment," Lorenzana was quoted as saying. Earlier in the week, Manila's defense chief said China's top envoy, Huang Xilian, had assured him on Sunday that Chinese ships"He also noted, with caution:"We will see if they are true to their word as our Navy will proceed with the resupply this week."near the South China Sea feature Manila calls Ayungin Shoal.
It led Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. to file a stern diplomatic protest two days later while also invoking the Philippines-United StatesThe U.S. State Department backed the Philippines on Friday by reaffirm its treaty commitments. Second Thomas Shoal, which China calls Ren'ai Jiao, is located in the West Philippine Sea—Manila's term for the eastern portion of the South China Sea that falls within the Philippine exclusive economic zone.
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