China allows Philippines to supply troops at disputed reef | South China Sea dispute

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The Chinese coast guard said it had made "temporary special arrangements" to allow the Philippines to deliver supplies to troops on a grounded World War Two-era vessel at a disputed reef. The Chinese coast guard has previously deployed vessels to block missions by the Philippines to supply troops on the transport ship, which has become a military outpost at the Second Thomas Shoal, 190 km (118 miles) off the Philippine Island of Palawan.

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00:00 The Chinese Coast Guard said it had made "temporary special arrangements" to allow the Philippines

00:06 to deliver supplies to troops on a grounded World War II-era vessel at a disputed reef.

00:12 The Chinese Coast Guard has previously deployed vessels to block missions by the Philippines

00:17 to supply troops on the transport ship, which has become a military outpost at the 2nd Thomas

00:22 Shoal, 190 km (118 mi) off the Philippine island of Palawan.

00:28 In a late Saturday statement on its official WeChat account, the Chinese Coast Guard announced

00:32 that it had permitted the delivery of necessary supplies while expressing a "resolute commitment"

00:38 to defending China's sovereignty and maritime rights in the 2nd Thomas Shoal and its nearby

00:43 waters.

00:44 The statement highlighted an incident on January 21 when a small aircraft from the Philippines'

00:48 air dropped supplies to the grounded warship at the location.

00:52 The Chinese Coast Guard asserted that it monitored the situation, adhered to laws and regulations,

00:57 and implemented "temporary special arrangements" for the Philippines to replenish essential

01:01 daily supplies.

01:02 China, asserting its sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, refers to a demarcation

01:08 line on its maps that intersects the exclusive economic zones of several neighboring countries.

01:13 The statement criticized relevant parties in the Philippines for deliberately misleading

01:17 international opinion, ignoring facts, and contributing to heightened tensions in the

01:22 South China Sea.

01:23 Despite China's claims, the Philippines' Under-President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has denied

01:27 making a promise to tow away the ship, leading to ongoing disputes in the region.

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