00:00Several countries have expressed their condemnation of the new incident of China's harassment and dangerous activities in the West Philippine Sea.
00:10British Ambassador to the Philippines, Laura Bowfields, was called upon to follow the arbitral award won by the Philippines in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.
00:21The New Zealand Embassy in China was also called upon for de-escalation and compliance with international law, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
00:32South Korea, on the other hand, is in the midst of a series of incidents that are causing tension in the region.
00:40This has also repeated their support for a peaceful, stable, safe, and rules-based order in the so-called waters, as well as the importance of freedom of navigation.
00:53The statements of the countries are followed by the Chinese Coast Guard's harassment and vandalism of the BRP Teresa Magbanwa on the afternoon of August 31 in Sabine Shoal.
