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China OKs coast guard power to detain

'trespassers' without trial: report
Zen Hernandez, Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Published May 17, 2024 12:16 PM PHT
Updated May 17, 2024 01:26 PM PHT

This photo taken on September 2, 2023 shows Philippine fishermen working near the Chinese-
controlled Scarborough Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea. Ted Aljibe, AFP/File
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• Philippine boat convoy won't proceed to China-held reef: organizers

“Beijing has fleshed out the Chinese coastguard’s powers to detain foreigners suspected
of illegally crossing borders, rolling out regulations on Wednesday that stipulate suspects
can be held for up to 60 days without trial, amid rising tensions in the South China Sea,"
the article said.
The article added that this was “the first time a specific regulation has clarified the coast
guard force’s law enforcement procedure for administrative detentions.”
The announcement of the new regulation, which is set to take effect in June, “coincides
with the arrival at Scarborough Shoal of a group of civilians and fishermen from the
Philippines," the news article noted.
• 'Mission accomplished' for civilian mission to West PH Sea
On Wednesday, a civilian-led convoy set sail to distribute fuel and food to fishers and
assert Philippine rights in the disputed South China Sea.
The trip comes two weeks after China Coast Guard vessels used water cannon against
two Philippine government boats near Scarborough Shoal. China snatched control of
Scarborough Shoal from the Philippines in 2012.

‘ILLEGAL’ INTIMIDATION TACTIC

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday blasted the new policy, calling it an
intimidation tactic.
“This rule only sought to discourage Filipinos from doing legitimate activities in the West
Philippine Sea," said Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG’s spokesperson for the West
Philippine Sea. “Isa na namang pananakot ito ng Chinese government, to discourage
these kinds of activities"
"Definitely these are things na masasabi nating illegal na aksyon ng China. The mere fact
that they claim all sovereignty over our own exclusive economic zone at ang jina-justify
lang naman nila ay yung imaginary nine-dash line nila. Definitely it is not only the
Philippines that will be affected by this kind of domestic law na ginawa nila,” he added.
The official warned China of its new policy's possible negative impact on the international
community.
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 “For me, I am certain that the Chinese Coast Guard has just passed this kind of domestic
law to intimidate civil society, private practitioners or even ordinary fishermen na
maglayag,” he said.
Tarriela said they were keen on protecting Filipino fishermen. This new rule will also not
deter the PCG in protecting Filipino interests.
“We will still strategically deploy our Coast Guard vessels to ensure the safety and
security of Filipino fishermen. Ang Coast Guard ay mananatiling nagpapatrolya dito.
Sisiguraduhin na ang mga mangingisdang Pilipino natin ay malayang makakapangisda sa
exclusive economic zone natin,” he said.
China claims almost the entire South China Sea, brushing off rival claims by the
Philippines and other countries, and ignoring an international ruling that its assertion has
no legal basis.
To press its claims, Beijing deploys coast guard and other boats to patrol the waterway
and has turned several reefs into artificial islands that it has militarized.
— With a report from Agence France-Presse

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