The Philippines on Tuesday said it had successfully delivered supplies to marines aboard the BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated military outpost in the contested South China Sea, despite attempts by Chinese vessels to block the mission.
The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea said in a statement that it successfully delivered supplies to the stranded landing ship on the Second Thomas Shoal in Manila’s exclusive economic zone, which China calls Renai Reef and also claims as its sovereign territory. The mission was carried out despite attempts by the “China Coast Guard and Chinese Maritime Militia to block, harass, and interfere” with the supply mission, the task force said.
China’s Coast Guard responded saying it firmly opposed the Philippines for “taking advantage” of the opportunity to resupply “illegal construction materials used for large-scale reinforcement” at the disputed shoal, its spokesman Liu Dejun said. Liu said two Philippine supply vessels and two marine police vessels entered the waters “without the permission of the Chinese government.” The South China Sea has long been a source of tension between Manila and Beijing.
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