Chinese Foreign Ministry Remarks On Water Cannon Incident On Philippine Vessels

China: "The Philippines sought to repair and reinforce the warship in order to permanently occupy Ren’ai Jiao".

BEIJING - Chinese foreign ministry statements on the water cannon incident involving Philippine vessels on August 5th, 2023.

Question:  The US State Department issued a statement criticizing China for obstructing Philippine vessels that sought to deliver new troops and supplies to a "grounded" warship at Ren’ai Jiao and firing water cannons. 

The stateme…