Philippines Says It Removed ‘Floating Barrier’ From Disputed Shoal

Philippine coast guard says it removed barrier placed by China’s coast guard in disputed shoal - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine coast guard said it has complied with a presidential order to remove a floating barrier placed by China’s coast guard to prevent Filipino fishing boats from entering a lagoon in a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. Philippine officials condemned the installation of the 300-meter (980-foot) -long barrier at the entrance to the lagoon at Scarborough Shoal as a violation of international law and the Sou…

Philippines removes 'floating barriers' placed by China in South China Sea, China hits back

On Tuesday, September 26, China issued a warning to the Philippines asking the island country of Southeast Asia to not ‘stir up trouble.’ The threat came after the Philippine Coast Guard said it removed the floating barrier that was allegedly deployed by China in the contested waters of the South China Sea. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that Beijing “firmly upholds the sovereignty and maritime rights and interests of the Hu…

Authorities in the Philippines said today they had removed a floating barrier set up by China to block Filipino fishing boats entering a disputed area in the South China Sea.

Philippines Coast Guard cuts fishing barrier ‘installed by China’ in disputed shoal

The Philippines Coast Guard said Monday (25 September) it has complied with a presidential order to remove a floating barrier placed by China’s coast guard to prevent Filipino fishing boats from entering a lagoon in a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. Philippine officials condemned the installation of the 300-meter-long barrier at the entrance to the lagoon at Scarborough Shoal as a violation of international law and their Southeast Asian n…

Philippines removes floating barrier placed by Beijing in disputed waters - La Prensa Latina Media

Manila, Sep 26 (EFE).- The Philippine Coast Guard said that it has removed a 300 meter-long floating barrier that authorities said Beijing put in place to prevent Philippine vessels from entering a lagoon in disputed waters in the South China Sea. Coast Guard spokesman Jay Tarriela said that the barrier, placed in the southeast entrance of Scarborough Shoal (also known as Bajo de Masinloc or BDM), posed a danger to navigation, which violates int…

Philippines says no China standoff after removal of floating barrier from Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea

Late on Monday Chinese nationalist tabloid the Global Times posted an article that quoted an expert saying Philippine decision-makers were acting under the influence of a United States bent on instigating conflicts in the South China Sea to contain Beijing.