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Chinese embassy slams Tarriela over Panatag ship

From Philippine Daily Inquirer · () English

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  • Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Rear Adm. Jay Tarriela and Chinese Embassy deputy spokesperson Guo Wei exchanged accusations over a Chinese survey vessel near Panatag Shoal.
  • Beijing insisted that the Haiyang Dizhi Shihao was conducting lawful research in Chinese waters.

Rear Adm. Jay Tarriela and Chinese Embassy deputy spokesperson Guo Wei traded barbs over the Chinese survey vessel Haiyang Dizhi Shihao operating around Panatag, also known as Scarborough Shoal.

Tarriela, the Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, raised the issue on Friday. Beijing insisted that the vessel was conducting lawful research in what it described as Chinese waters.

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