Οι συγκρούσεις μεταξύ κινεζικών και φιλιππινέζικων πλοίων εντείνονται στη Θάλασσα της Νότιας Κίνας

Οι συγκρούσεις μεταξύ κινεζικών και φιλιππινέζικων πλοίων εντείνονται στη Θάλασσα της Νότιας Κίνας

Στις 11 Νοεμβρίου, ένα πλοίο της κινεζικής ακτοφυλακής (αρ. 5203) χρησιμοποίησε ένα κανόνι νερού σε ένα φιλιππινέζικο σκάφος που προσπαθούσε να πλοηγηθεί στο βυθισμένο πλοίο Sierra Madre στον ύφαλο Ayungin Shoal/Rhenai για να ανεφοδιάσει το προσωπικό των ενόπλων δυνάμεων των Φιλιππίνων.

 

Η πλευρά των Φιλιππίνων ανέφερε (φωτογραφία) ότι στις 10 Νοεμβρίου υπήρχαν 38 κινεζικά πλοία στον ύφαλο Renai, μεταξύ των οποίων 28 αλιευτικά, πέντε πλοία της ακτοφυλακής (αρ. 3303, 5203, 21551, 21555, 21556 κ.λπ.), πέντε στρατιωτικά πλοία, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των φρεγατών Type 054A Xuzhou και Wuhu, των πυραύλων Type 022 και του πλοίου νοσοκομείου Youhao (αρ. 862).

Έτσι, η κατάσταση στη Θάλασσα της Νότιας Κίνας θερμαίνεται. Η παρουσία ενός κινεζικού πλοίου νοσοκομείου υποδηλώνει ότι το Πεκίνο ενδέχεται να λάβει αναγκαστικά μέτρα κατά των Φιλιππίνων, υπερασπιζόμενος τα δικαιώματά του στην επικράτεια.

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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. (File photo |AP)


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