{"id":110226,"date":"2024-04-12T02:22:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T06:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/?p=110226"},"modified":"2024-04-12T02:22:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T06:22:42","slug":"us-philippines-berate-china-over-dangerous-sea-moves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/2024\/04\/12\/us-philippines-berate-china-over-dangerous-sea-moves\/","title":{"rendered":"US, Philippines Berate China Over \u2018Dangerous\u2019 Sea Moves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The leaders of the United States, <a href=\"https:\/\/africadailynews.net\/2022\/10\/04\/north-korea-shoots-ballistic-missiles-over-japan.html\">Japan<\/a> and the Philippines have voiced \u201cserious concern\u201d over the recent moves by China in the disputed South China Sea which is brewing tensions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Africa Today News, New York understands that in recent years, Beijing has stepped up its activities in the 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Also: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/2024\/04\/04\/japan-jolted-by-earthquake-no-tsunami-hazard-declared\/\">Japan Jolted by Earthquake, No Tsunami Hazard Declared<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The statement noted the \u201cimportance of respecting the sovereign rights of states within their exclusive economic zones [EEZ] consistent with international law, as reflected in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea [UNCLOS]\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It also reiterated the three state\u2019s opposition to China\u2019s \u201cdangerous and coercive use of Coast Guard and maritime militia vessels in the South China Sea\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Second Thomas Shoal, known as Ayungin in the Philippines, has been the site of multiple\u00a0standoffs\u00a0between Beijing and Manila in recent months, with China\u2019s coastguard using water cannon against ships trying to resupply a contingent of Filipino sailors living aboard the deliberately grounded Sierra 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