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Official non-acquiescence is critical to the maintenance of the PhilippinesвЂ™ claims to sovereignty over Scarborough, and the rest of the PhilippinesвЂ™ territory and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) within ChinaвЂ™s nine-dash line.ДЄ pro-China protester throws eggs at photos of US President Barack Obama and torn copies of the. It was one way in which the Philippine people continued to demonstrate non-acquiescence to ChinaвЂ™s claim and aggressions, and to show the Philippine government that they demand continued assertive measures to maintain Philippine sovereignty, an independent foreign policy, and the territorial integrity of the Philippines. Kalayaan Atin ItoвЂ™s 2016 protest of ChinaвЂ™s occupation of Scarborough was not official, but it had a maximum of heart and patriotism. Ipan wrote on Facebook, вЂњMy near death experience at Scarborough Shoal Could've been the Sweetest Death.вЂќ Over the course of about an hour, five very brave swimmers were undeterred, and as swimmer and leader of the expedition Joy Ban-eg diverted two China Coast Guard speed boats, from which she was forced to push off on multiple occasions, swimmer Mariel Ipan made it past the Chinese to raise a small Philippine flag on the shoal that day. flags swam towards the shoal, and could have been killed on multiple occasions as two China Coast Guard speed boats circled them aggressively and backed their spraying propellers towards the swimmers within about 3 feet of slicing into their flesh. Once we made it past the larger Coast Guard boats to the shoal, Filipino activist swimmers carrying Philippine and U.N. In one case, the medium-sized China Coast Guard boat charged us to about 4 meters, then began rocking in a way that made our boat pitch violently up and down. Two 2,580-ton China Coast Guard cutters with light cannon, and another medium-sized China Coast Guard boat, made numerous dangerous passes, charges, chases, and blocking maneuvers of our 30-meter wooden fishing boat. I visited Scarborough Shoal in June 2016, Philippines Independence Day, on a вЂњFreedom VoyageвЂќ organized by the Kalayaan Atin Ito activist group. Credit: ABIMATA HASIBUAN/AFP/Getty Images Indonesian warships detained a Chinese trawler allegedly operating illegally in Indonesian waters, just weeks after a confrontation between vessels from the two countries caused tensions, the navy said on April 24. Chinese trawler 'Hua Li-8' (L) in Belawan, North Sumatra. This picture taken on Apshows a member of the Indonesian navy standing before the. It is critical for the natural habitat at Scarborough, and for the PhilippinesвЂ™ sovereignty and territorial integrity, that the Philippines, U.S., and allies immediately increase pressure on China, through economic sanctions and activation of the defense treaty if necessary, to vacate the shoal and return it to Philippine administration. The longer China has control of the shoal, the more likely it is to build planned military facilities there, and the less likely it will return the shoal to the Philippines. If allowed to continue, Chinese occupation of the shoal degrades the Philippine environment, sovereignty, and the likelihood that it will eventually regain control of the shoal. In its relations with other states the paramount consideration shall be national sovereignty, territorial integrity, national interest, and the right to self-determination,вЂќ and that вЂњ The State shall protect the nationвЂ™s marine wealth in its archipelagic waters, territorial sea, and exclusive economic zone, and reserve its use and enjoyment exclusively to Filipino citizens.вЂќ The U.S.-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty of 1951 applies to вЂњislandsвЂќ, so should be triggered by ChinaвЂ™s continued armed occupation of Scarborough.Д¬hinaвЂ™s occupation is an affront to the PhilippinesвЂ™ sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the Constitution of 1987, according to which вЂњThe State shall pursue an independent foreign policy.

In addition, according to Reuters, the Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed that the China Coast Guard was at the shoal to вЂњadminister fishing and preserve the peace.вЂќ This is arguably a direct violation of Philippine sovereignty at what the HagueвЂ™s Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) found to be an вЂњislandвЂќ last year. Chinese ships at the shoal on Monday included at least two approximately 75-meter industrial fishing trawlers. China Coast Guard are typically armed, and have been shown to be armed at the shoal. The ratio of Chinese to Philippine fishing boats on Monday was about 10:1.

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The report said China is now allowing Philippine fishermen at the shoal, but restricting full access to the lagoon. On Monday, Reuters reported China Coast Guard and industrial fishing ship operations at Scarborough Shoal, the Philippines, which areВ arguably a violation of Philippine territorial sovereignty.