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Chinese Army ‘vows to safeguard territory in China Sea’ | The Chinese military has vowed to "fulfill their duty" to safeguard the South China Sea.
“China's military forces will collaborate closely with related governing bodies,
including fishery administration and maritime law enforcement, to jointly ensure
the country's maritime rights and interests,” the China Daily quoted Defense Ministry
spokesman Geng Yansheng, as saying. This was the first official remark from the
armed forces of China following a standoff with a Philippine warship in waters
off China 's Huangyan Island on April 10. Analysts claimed that the comments were
also in response to growing domestic demand to ensure sovereignty in the South
China Sea . According to reports, China has sent a nuclear-powered submarine to
the South China Sea, which wasn’t either confirmed or denied by China . However,
Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie said that any military action will be
based on the needs of diplomacy. Earlier, on April 10, 12 Chinese fishing boats
were harassed by a Philippine warship while taking refuge from stormy weather
in a lagoon near the island. Later, two Chinese patrol ships in the area to rescue
the fishermen's, and the warship left. The Chinese fishermen returned home, but
the standoff still continued, with Philippine vessels reportedly still in China
's territorial waters till Thursday. Beijing has reiterated its willingness to
settle the dispute through diplomatic consultation as the Foreign Ministry once
again, has called Manila to "jointly work to de-escalate" the situation. However,
Manila ’s claim over the island by saying that the island is "within" its so-called
exclusive economic zone, was regarded both "groundless" and not applicable to
the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea by China.
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