Philippines denies the seizure of China de Recife disputed

The Philippines said on Monday that there was no truth in the news that Beijing had taken control of a reef disputed in the southern China Sea, after his staff landed in the unoccupied sand neighborhoods and found no Chinese presence there.

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said on Friday that her coastal guard had landed in Sandy Cay as part of maritime control operations to exercise her sovereignty. He did not say that China was occupying the feature.

CCTV showed photos of four coastal guard employees on black combat equipment holding a Chinese flag after arriving at Sandy Cay in an inflatable boat.

The Filipine National Security Council, Jonathan Malaya, said on Monday that the reports that China filling Sandy Cay were fake, as a Philippine team had visited the sand seats on Sunday and found no one there.

“The facts on the ground believe in their statements,” said Malaysia.

“We are here to unmask this and guarantee to the public that we do not lose Pagasa Cays,” Malaysia said using the Filipino name for sandbank, calling the “irresponsible” reports.

Strategic Spratlys

The ties between China and the US ally, the Philippines, are significantly tense amid heated fights over the southern China Sea, where Beijing implanted a coast guard armed to reinforce his claim of sovereignty over almost the entire waterway.

Philippines are annoyed by conduct and permanent presence in their exclusive economic zone of China’s coastal guard and what he considers a fishing ships militia under his control.

Sandy Cay is near the island of Thitu, the largest and most strategically important of the nine characteristics that Manila occupies in the Spratly archipelago, where Malaysia, Vietnam, Taiwan and China also have a presence, varying from reefs and rocks to natural and artificial islands.

China’s created islands include tracks, ports and missile systems.

The Philippines said on Sunday that they observed near the island of Thitu, which called the illegal presence of the ships of the coastal guard and the Chinese militia. China’s coastal guard answered by calling the Filippine presence illegal.

The Malaysian of the Security Council urged China to show restriction to avoid climbing, noting that Beijing was linked to a 2002 agreement with its Southeast Asia neighbors, which included a mutual agreement of not occupying more uninhabited characteristics.

The latest barbs negotiation occurs when the Philippines and China accuse themselves of espionage and misinformation, further fueling diplomatic tensions.

Philippines are investigating allegations from their security council that Chinese state -sponsored groups may be trying to influence the result of the medium -term elections of the next term, which Beijing has rejected.