Vietnam calls on China, Philippines to exercise restraint in East Sea
China Coast Guard personnel scuffle with Philippine servicemen at Second Thomas Shoal on July 20, 2026. Photo courtesy of China Coast Guard The Philippine military said that on July 20, China's Coast Guard vessel 21560 deployed a rigid-hulled inflatable boat carrying eight personnel to approach the BRP Sierra Madre grounded at Second Thomas Shoal. The boat circled the outpost while taking photographs and recording video.Philippine troops stationed aboard the BRP Sierra Madre dispatched two inflatable boats to drive it away.
- ▪China Coast Guard personnel scuffle with Philippine servicemen at Second Thomas Shoal on July 20, 2026.
- ▪Photo courtesy of China Coast Guard The Philippine military said that on July 20, China's Coast Guard vessel 21560 deployed a rigid-hulled inflatable boat carrying eight personnel to approach the BRP Sierra Madre grounded at Second Thomas S
- ▪The boat circled the outpost while taking photographs and recording video.Philippine troops stationed aboard the BRP Sierra Madre dispatched two inflatable boats to drive it away.
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Responding to a reporter's question about recent clashes around Bai Co May (internationally known as Second Thomas Shoal) in the East Sea, Hang said Vietnam urged the parties concerned to act with restraint, respect the sovereign rights and jurisdiction of coastal states over their exclusive economic zones and continental shelves as established in accordance with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and fully and effectively implement the DOC.She stressed the need to foster a favorable environment for negotiations on a substantive and effective Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC), comply with international regulations on the safety of navigation and aviation, resolve disputes and differences through peaceful means without using force or threatening to use…
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