菲律賓軍艦與中國海監船在南中國海對峙

The PhilipPines said Wednesday one of its warships is engaged in a standoff with two Chinese surveillance vessels that blocked the arrest of Chinese fishermen in disputed waters of the South China Sea. The Philippines foreign ministry said the standoff began Tuesday when Manila's flagship naval vessel, the Gregorio del Pilar, confronted eight Chinese fishing boats near a disputed shoal off the northwest province of said the two Chinese surveillance vessels then positioned themselves between the Philippines Navy ship and the fishing vessels, "preventing the arrest of the erring Chinese fishermen."

菲律賓星期三說，一艘菲律賓軍艦與兩艘中國海監船發生對峙，這兩艘船阻止菲律賓在有爭議的南中國海海域逮捕中國漁民。菲律賓外交部說，這次對峙從星期二開始，當時馬尼拉的海軍旗艦“德爾畢拉爾號”在菲律賓西北部三描禮士省沿海一處有爭議的淺灘附近攔截八艘中國漁船。菲律賓外交部說，隨後兩艘中國海監船駛入菲律賓軍艦和中國漁船之間，阻止逮捕非法作業的中國漁民。

The Philippines summoned Ma Keqing, the Chinese ambassador in Manila, for talks on Wednesday, saying it preferred to resolve the dispute diplomatically. China has not commented on the issue. Both countries claim ownership of the shoal, which is known as Panatag in the Philippines, and as Huangyan Island in China.

菲律賓星期三召見中國駐馬尼拉大使馬克卿，表示願意通過外交途徑解決這一爭端。中國還沒有對這一問題發表評論。菲律賓和中國都宣稱對該淺灘擁有主權，菲律賓把這個淺灘稱爲“帕納塔格淺灘”，中國稱之爲“黃巖島”。