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Philippines flags ‘harassment’ by Chinese vessels ahead of Japan, US drills

A Philippine Coast Guard worker watches while conducting a resupply mission for Filipino troops stationed at a grounded warship in an area of the South China Sea under its exclusive economic zone [File: Adrian Portugal/Reuters]

The Philippines has said that two Chinese coastguard ships “harassed” Filipino fishing vessels within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the disputed South China Sea, ahead of joint military drills with its allies.

The coastguard vessels “went as far as pretending to man their water cannon and threatening the Filipino fishermen” in the Iroquois reef on April 4, Jay Tarriela, spokesperson of the Philippine Coast Guard posted on X on Saturday.

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