MANILA, Philippines: The Philippine government, through its Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), summoned Zhou Zhiyong, the Deputy Chief of Mission of the Chinese embassy in Manila, to address the incident at the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Tuesday.

The summons were in response to aggressive actions taken by the China Coast Guard and Chinese Maritime Militia against a Philippine vessel during its rotation and resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal.

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