China starts enforcing 'no-trespassing' policy

by Franco Jose C. Baroña - Red Mendoza

Jun 15, 2024 12:18 am

BEGINNING today, June 15, the China Coast Guard (CCG) will start detaining foreigners who intrude in the waters of the West Philippine Sea, where a long-running territorial row between China and the Philippines has fueled tensions.

A new directive authorizes the CCG to detain individuals 'endangering national security and interests, disrupting social and public order, or those engaging in illegal and criminal activities.'

OVER SEA, OVER LAND Police clash with protesters in front of the Chinese Embassy in Makati City on June 14, 2024, denouncing Beijing’s order to detain ‘trespassers’ in areas that are within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea. The order takes effect today, June 15, 2024. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN

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