00:00The U.S. State Department condemns China after it used water cannons against Filipino fisherfolk
00:06and cut their anchor lines in the West Philippine Sea.
00:09State Department Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott says China's aggressive actions endangered
00:14Filipino fishermen and undermined regional stability.
00:17Washington's envoy to Manila, Ambassador Mary Kay Carlson, also hit China for threatening
00:21the lives of Filipino fisherfolk.
00:23Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman, Australian Ambassador to the Philippines
00:27Mark Innes Brown, Japan's envoy to the Philippines Endo Kazuya, also expressed concern about
00:32the Chinese Coast Guard's aggressive actions against Philippine fishers.
00:36The European Union says China's actions threatened the safety of life at sea, causing injury to
00:41civilians, and undermined the lawful exercise of maritime rights.
00:45This is the first time Filipino fisherfolk were directly hit with water cannons by Chinese vessels.
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