新闻来源：www.bloomberg.com
原文地址：Top Philippine Envoy Says No Deal With China on Ship Pullout
新闻日期：2024-09-19
菲律宾外长否认与中国签订船舶退出协议
菲律宾外长昨日在记者会上表示，菲律宾没有与中方达成将船只从南海热点地区撤出的协议。「这只是一种巧合」，他补充说，菲律宾的那艘船只是在中国采取行动数日后才被撤回的。
菲律宾昨天宣布，其最大的海岸警卫队船舰 BRP Teresa Magbanua 由于恶劣天气、物资耗尽和需要医疗照顾的人员疏散，结束了在Sabina Shoal 的五个月任务。Sabina Shoal 是中菲南海领土争议中的一个关键点。北京和马尼拉此前曾就该区域进行过协商。
阅读：菲律宾可能会参加其他国家组织的联合国大会外围会议，讨论海事安全问题。外长 Manalo 在昨日的发言中表示，「我们非常关心南海西部以及其他地区的安全，并致力于促进这些地区的稳定」。
原文摘要：
The Philippines did not enter into an agreement with China to pull out its ship from a South China Sea flashpoint, Manila’s top diplomat said Thursday.“There was no deal,” Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary told reporters. It’s a “coincidence” that the Philippine vessel was withdrawn days after , he added.The Philippines on Sunday said one of its coast guard’s biggest ships — the BRP Teresa Magbanua — “was ” from a five-month mission in the Sabina Shoal due to bad weather, depleted supplies and evacuation of personnel requiring medical care. Sabina Shoal has in the maritime dispute between China and the Philippines, a key US ally. Beijing and Manila have to the area.Read: The Philippines may join a possible meeting on maritime security on the sidelines of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly being organized by other countries, Manalo also said Thursday.“We are very much involved in the need for security and promoting a region of stability especially in the West Philippine Sea and other areas,” the foreign minister said, using the Philippines’ name for the portion of the South China Sea that it claims.Tensions between Philippines and China have escalated over their competing maritime claims. Manila has frequently protested the ramming of its ships by the Chinese coast guard in the disputed waters. Beijing, which lays sweeping claims over the waterway, has said its actions were lawful.
