🚩China protests the Philippines' construction of a military outpost in the South China Sea.
🌊China claims the South China Sea as its territory and has kept its presence in the contested waters.
💥Chinese vessels used water cannons on a Filipino supply boat.
🇵🇭The Philippines has lodged a formal complaint against aggressive actions by Chinese vessels.
🇨🇳China maintains that its actions were lawful and restrained.
What is the dispute about in the South China Sea?
—The dispute is about territorial claims in the South China Sea. China claims most of the sea, while other countries, including the Philippines, have competing claims.
Why is China protesting the construction of a military outpost by the Philippines?
—China sees the construction of a military outpost by the Philippines in the South China Sea as a provocation and a violation of its territorial claims.
What actions has the Philippines taken?
—The Philippines has lodged a formal complaint against aggressive actions by Chinese vessels and has called on China to stop its provocations at sea.
How has China responded?
—China maintains that its actions were lawful and restrained and has warned the Philippines that it will continue to take steps to prevent what it sees as trespassing in its territory.
What is the significance of the construction of a military outpost?
—The construction of a military outpost by the Philippines in the South China Sea has heightened tensions between China and the Philippines and tested the limits of their defense pact with the United States.
00:00China protests the Philippines' construction of a military outpost in the South China Sea.
00:15China claims the South China Sea as its territory and has kept its presence in the contested waters.
01:21Chinese vessels used water cannons on a Filipino supply boat for approximately an hour.
02:36The Philippines has lodged a formal complaint against aggressive actions by Chinese vessels.
03:09China maintains that its actions were lawful and restrained.
