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Ni Marie F. Fulgarinas

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY — Nababahala ang Japanese Embassy sa Maynila matapos ang ginawang pangha-harass ng Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) sa mga barko ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) na nagsagawa ng humanitarian at support mission sa mga kababayan nating mangingisda sa Scarborough Shoal nitong Sabado, Disyembre 9.

Sa tweet ni Japanese Ambassador to Manila Koshikawa Kazuhiko, binigyang-diin ng opisyal na ang ‘dangerous behavior’ ng bansang China sa West Philippine Sea (WPS) na dating South China Sea (SCS) ay “grave concern for regional peace and stability.”

“[C]hina’s unilateral actions such as repeated intrusions into Japan’s waters around the Senkaku Islands in the [East China Sea], China’s dangerous behavior in the South China Sea in defiance of 2016 arbitration award is a grave concern for regional peace and stability,” ayon sa opisyal.

Ito ang naging pahayag ng Japanese Embassy matapos harangin China Coast Guard (CCG) ang mga barko ng Pilipinas na patungo sa Ayungin Shoal.