China issues 'threat of war' vowing to shoot vessels in South China Sea territory
dailystar.co.ukChina has sparked a war of words with the Philippines after making threats to protect its borders in the South China Sea with force.Beijing has ordered its coast guard to attack foreign ships inside its arbitrary 'nine-dash line' borders, which stretch out into the sea.Last month it passed the Coast Guard Law, also known as the "open fire" law, which gives the country's sea forces a free hand to open fire on any foreign vessel deemed a threat to national sovereignty.It states that the coastguard can “take all necessary measures, including the use of weapons when national sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction are being illegally infringed upon by foreign organisations or individuals at sea”.But the move has angered the Philippines,.
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