China denies coast guard ‘forcefully’ taking rocket debris

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This handout photo taken on March 2, 2022 and released by Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on March 27, shows a Chinese coast guard ship (L) shadowing a Philippine coast guard vessel (R) while conducting a maritime patrol in Scarborough Shoal in South China sea. The Philippine coastguard accused its Chinese counterpart on March 27 of illegally steering one of its ships close to a Filipino patrol vessel on March 2 in disputed South China Sea waters, risking a collision.

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MANILA, Philippines — China has denied reports of their coast guard “forcefully” retrieving debris from a Chinese rocket found floating off Pagasa Island in Palawan and said are “inconsistent with facts.”

 

Quoting the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the Chinese Embassy in Manila said the object was found floating in the waters at around 8 a.m. on Sunday. This was first retrieved and towed by the Philippine Navy. 

 

“After friendly consultation the Philippine side returned the floating object to the Chinese side on the spot. The Chinese side expressed gratitude to the Philippine side,” the Chinese Embassy in Manila said in a statement late Monday evening.

 

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