Philippines’ Marcos summons Chinese envoy over laser incident at sea
4 years agoThis handout photo taken on August 8, 2022 and released by the Philippine Coast Guard on February 13, 2023 shows a sailor (C, in orange vest) on board a Chinese Coast Guard vessel removing a cover of its "70 mm naval armament", near waters by the Second Thomas Shoal, in the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea. - The Philippine Coast Guard on February 13, 2023 said Chinese coast guard and maritime militia vessels had blockaded the Philippines-garrisoned shoal in August 2022 to stop government ships from reaching marines stationed there, with a Chinese Coast Guard boat removing the cover of its armament when a Philippine Coast Guard vessel neared the shoal. (Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS /
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos summoned Beijing's ambassador Tuesday to express "serious concern" after a Chinese security vessel was accused of using a military-grade laser light against a Philippine patrol boat…