中国海警周五在南中国海斯卡伯罗浅滩附近对菲律宾船只发射高压水炮，引发新一轮海上紧张局势。[1]中国海警对两艘菲律宾渔业船只采取了控制措施，并将中国海警船只开至菲律宾政府渔业船BRP Datux Paduhinog仅7米（23英尺）处，该行为被评价为"鲁莽"机动。[1]
这是本周第三次对峙事件。[1]周一在第二托马斯浅滩曾发生冲突，期间两名菲律宾海军人员被中国海警用木棍打伤。[1]菲律宾海警谴责中国方面的危险行为，同时声称斯卡伯罗浅滩"是菲律宾领土的不可分割的一部分"。[1]
美国国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥评价该事件"具有升级性"。[1]东盟外长表示目标在今年完成中国与东盟之间的"行为准则"谈判，旨在防止类似冲突进一步升级。[1]
2016年仲裁裁定基于1982年《联合国海洋法公约》否定了中国对该地区的广泛主权声称。[1]
Chinese coast guard vessels fired high-pressure water cannons at Philippine fishing boats near Scarborough Shoal on Friday, marking the third confrontation between the two nations in the South China Sea this week. [1]
The Chinese coast guard stated it took control measures against Philippine vessels allegedly engaged in illegal activity in the area. [1] One incident involved a Chinese coast guard ship approaching the Philippine government fishing vessel BRP Datux Paduhinog to within 7 meters (23 feet), a maneuver Philippine authorities characterized as reckless. [1]
The latest incident follows two earlier clashes. On Monday, a confrontation at Second Thomas Shoal resulted in two Philippine naval personnel being struck with wooden sticks by Chinese coast guard members. [1] U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio characterized Friday's water cannon incident as having an escalatory nature. [1]
Philippine coast guard officials contend that Scarborough Shoal constitutes an inseparable part of Philippine territory. [1] The confrontations occurred during an ASEAN foreign ministers meeting, where officials reiterated concerns about Chinese maritime aggression in the region. [1] ASEAN foreign ministers indicated their goal to complete negotiations on a code of conduct—a nonaggression pact between China and ASEAN—by year's end. [1]
The incidents take place against the backdrop of a 2016 arbitration ruling that invalidated China's sweeping sovereignty claims in the South China Sea based on the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. [1]