Philippine coastguard reports 'harassment' by Chinese vessels in South China Sea
The coastguard vessels '"went as far as pretending to man their water cannons and threatening the Filipino fishermen' in the Iroquois reef on April 4, Jay Tarriela, spokesperson of the Philippine Coast Guard posted on X.
While the Philippine Coast Guard vessel and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources were dropping floating aggregate device (payao) in the vicinity of Rozul Reef, the two Chinese Coast Guard vessels (21551 and 21556) who were the usual interdictors in the resupply operation… pic.twitter.com/dsEiOMsJjr