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Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday told the Chinese government to cease its “provocative” and violent” activities in the Philippine waters.
In a press conference, Zubiri said China is intensifying and creating the atmosphere of fear and violence in the West Philippine Sea, which the Philippines is trying to de-escalate.
“We don’t want a conflict with China. That is the last thing that we want to happen, but we are not going to allow one square inch of our territory to be taken away from us, so we’re appealing to China to work out some sort of conduct — a Code of Conduct,” he suggested.
“Kung hindi naman warship ang dumadaan dyan, kung hindi naman swarming ang dumadaan dyan na barko, [at] iilang supply lang ng barko ng mangingisda [lamang] ay huwag na po nating i-harass,” Zubiri asked the Chinese government.
