Sandy Cay: China Blasts Philippines’ Research Vessel with Water Cannon | Taiwan Talks EP642

Host: Yin Khvat

As of recording time, a Filipino civilian convoy ship is en route to Sandy Cay, within Manila’s exclusive economic zone in the Spratly Islands. Sandy Cay is finding itself at the center of a new danger zone, following a ramming and water-cannoning incident by a Chinese Coast Guard ship against a Philippine research vessel. The incident was widely condemned by governments around the world for its reckless endangering of lives and threatening regional stability. It also marks the first time that China has used violence at Sandy Cay.

Our guests:
Domingo Yang
- National Chengchi University Department of Diplomacy Assistant Professor

Ronan Fu
- Academia Sinica Institute of Political Science Assistant Research Fellow

Chapters
00:00:00 – China's Coercion of the Philippines
00:00:57 – Why Is China Targeting Sandy Cay?
00:11:30 – PRC Presence in Neighbors’ Waters
00:20:14 - NMESIS, HIMARS Deployed in Drill
00:22:19 – Is South Korea a Reliable Partner?




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