Philippines accuses China's forces of harassing fisheries vessels in South China Sea https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=31443 Chinese coast guard vessels and a military helicopter interfered with a Philippine fisheries scientific survey near Sandy Cay, approaching Philippine vessels closely and forcing cancellation. The incident forms part of ongoing assertive Chinese patrols around disputed sandbars and Scarborough Shoal, amid competing sovereignty claims and the Philippines' assertion of exclusive economic zone rights under international maritime law while China maintains enforcement within its claimed waters. en-us Sat, 25 Jan 2025 11:31:03 +0530 Sat, 25 Jan 2025 11:31:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator Philippines accuses China's forces of harassing fisheries vessels in South China Sea https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=31443 Chinese coast guard vessels and a military helicopter interfered with a Philippine fisheries scientific survey near Sandy Cay, approaching Philippine vessels closely and forcing cancellation. The incident forms part of ongoing assertive Chinese patrols around disputed sandbars and Scarborough Shoal, amid competing sovereignty claims and the Philippines' assertion of exclusive economic zone rights under international maritime law while China maintains enforcement within its claimed waters. News - Sat, 25 Jan 2025 11:31:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=31443