Philippines Stops Research Survey After Chinese ‘Harassment’ in Disputed Sea

One of the small China Coast Guard vessels that reportedly blocked a Filipino scientific mission from conducting research in disputed waters in the South China Sea. Image via the Philippines Coast Guard.

The Philippines said Saturday it had suspended a scientific survey in the contested South China Sea due to “dangerous” harassment by Chinese navy and coast guard vessels and aircraft.

China claims nearly all of the disputed waterway, brushing off rival claims from other countries — including the Philippines — and an international arbitration tribunal ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.

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by Agence France-Presse

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