Chinese coastguard releases South China Sea videos to counter Philippine claims of ‘barbaric’ behaviour

Name: Beijing denies Manila’s claim that Chinese ships making ‘artificial island’ in South China Sea
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Description: Beijing denies Manila’s claim that Chinese ships making ‘artificial island’ in South China Sea

Newspaper that published the clips says they show Manila was lying about the incident last month in the Second Thomas Shoal

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A still from the video which Chinese coastguards made available to a newspaper. Photo: Global Times

Kawala Xie

Published: 9:32pm, 8 Jun 2024Updated: 9:58pm, 8 Jun 2024

Chinese media outlets have published footage from Chinese coastguards in response to claims that they had blocked the evacuation of a sick Philippine servicemen in the South China Sea.

It follows the Philippine release of other videos on Friday accusing China of “barbaric and inhumane behaviour” for stopping its navy evacuating the serviceman stationed on the Second Thomas Shoal last month despite telling the Chinese side what it was doing.

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Beijing denies Manila’s claim that Chinese ships making ‘artificial island’ in South China Sea

Manila said it had not been able to transport the serviceman that day as a result of China’s action, but he had been evacuated the following day.

But on Saturday, Global Times, a nationalist tabloid, accused the Philippines of “lying” about the incident, saying it had sent high-speed boats to take part in “illegal transport and repair” operations on the BRP Sierra Madre, a second world warship grounded on the reef.

The footage appeared to show the Philippine military and its coastguard transferring supplies instead of personnel while being surrounded by two Chinese coastguard ships.

The video also shows what appeared to be Chinese vessels shadowing the Philippine military’s high-speed boat during the supply mission. There were around 10 people on board, all of whom were in “good condition”, according to Global Times.

Another video posted by a news blog associated with state broadcaster CCTV also captured the Philippine ships transferring what appeared to be a fuel tank with a logo from the American company Valvoline, which the blog said could be used to stop the ship’s hull corroding.

Chinese coastguard releases South China Sea videos to counter Philippine claims of ‘barbaric’ behaviour

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}Newspaper that published the clips says they show Manila was lying about the incident last month in the Second Thomas Shoal

Newspaper that published the clips says they show Manila was lying about the incident last month in the Second Thomas Shoal