马尼拉专电：发现三艘新的中国渔船出现在黄岩岛海域，菲外交部发言人Hernandez呼吁和平解决争端
| 3 new chinese boats sighted in disputed shoal THE Philippines on Thursday confirmed that three Chinese fishing vessels have been sighted near the disputed waters of the Panatag or Scarborough Shoal, where it was locked last week in a tense standoff with surveillance vessels from China. Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez confirmed the presence of the Chinese boats even as he urged China to prove its claim over the disputed shoal in the International Tribunal of the Laws of the Sea, a demand Beijing has already rejected. “We are still pursuing a diplomatic and peaceful solution to the standoff,” Hernandez said. “However, the presence of these Chinese fishing vessels will not help diffuse the situation.” Chinese state media reported on Thursday that another ship had been sent to the disputed area that has been the subject of the standoff since April 10. Reports said China’s fastest fishery administration vessel, the Yuzheng 310, left Guangzhou for the Panatag Shoal. The standoff started on April 10 when the BRP Gregorio del Pilar, the Philippine Navy’s largest warship, encountered eight Chinese fishing boats filled with clams, whale sharks and other endangered species. The ship attempted to confiscate the shipment and arrest the fishermen, but it was blocked by Chinese maritime surveillance ships. The Chinese fishing boats freely exited the area when the BRP Del Pilar withdrew from the site for “operational reasons,” and was replaced by a Coast Guard vessel. Northern Luzon Command chief Lt. Gen. Anthony Alcantara on Thursday said the MY Sarangani, a vessel rented by the National Museum to conduct archeological research, and one of the two Coast Guard vessels, left the Panatag Shoal Wednesday night. “So we have only one ship left in the area, the Coast Guard’s SARV 002,” Alcantara said. “The two maritime surveillance ships (71 and 84) of China were still in the area along with three other unidentified foreign vessels believed to be from China also.” Alcantara said he was waiting for orders. Also on Thursday, leftist groups said China’s aggression against the Philippines at the Panatag Shoal showed its “imperialist ambition” in the region. “China’s aggressive moves on Philippine territory are the results of China’s capitalist leadership who now appear to have imperialist ambitions in the region,” said a statement from the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan. “It bears noting that China’s state has long ceased to be socialist. It is now unabashedly capitalist. It’s impingement on our territory is in pursuit of expanding its economic interests in the region.” Bayan also warned the Philippine government against using the Panatag Shoal standoff to justify the expanded and increased presence of US troops in the Philippines. “US intervention is also a violation of national sovereignty,” the group said. With Florante S. Solmerin |
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