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MND responds to foreign media claims CCG vessel collided with PLA warship when chasing Philippine vessel near Huangyan Dao

Global Times

By Global Times Published: Aug 15, 2025 04:34 PM

China demands that the Philippines immediately cease its provocative actions and statements, and reserves the right to take necessary countermeasures, Jiang Bin, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, said on Friday, stressing that China will resolutely safeguard its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.

Jiang made the remarks in response to media inquiries about the recent conflict between China and the Philippines near the waters of China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea.

At the press conference on Friday, a reporter said that according to foreign media reports, a Chinese Coast Guard vessel collided with a Chinese Navy warship while pursuing a Philippine patrol boat in waters near Huangyan Dao. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner claimed that personnel of the Philippine Armed Forces and Coast Guard have been instructed to follow the "Rules of Engagement" when performing their duties, under which the Philippine side claimed that it has the right to self-defense.

Jiang said that on August 11, multiple Philippine Coast Guard and official vessels illegally entered the territorial waters of China's Huangyan Dao. Chinese Coast Guard vessels lawfully responded with lawful measures, including monitoring, shadowing, blocking, and controlling to drive them away.

During this time, Philippine Coast Guard vessels repeatedly engaged in dangerous maneuvers, including high-speed incursions and sharp turns across the bow of Chinese vessels, creating a complex and tense situation at sea. These actions seriously violated China's sovereignty and rights, endangered the safety of Chinese vessels and personnel, and severely undermined peace and stability in the South China Sea, the spokesperson said.

China demands that the Philippines immediately cease its provocative actions and statements, Jiang stressed. He reaffirmed that China reserves the right to take necessary countermeasures and will resolutely safeguard its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.