Chinese Coast Guard ships have frequently deployed water cannons against Philippine vessels in recent months.
The death of any Filipino citizen at the hands of another country in the South China Sea would be very close to an act of war, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. warned Friday as his nation faces increasingly fraught clashes with Chinese vessels in the South China Sea.
President Marcos delivered the keynote speech of the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore, a regional gathering of global security leaders.
The Philippine president was asked by a member of the audience whether a red line would be crossed if Chinese Coast Guard ships, which have frequently deployed water cannons against Philippine vessels in recent months, ended up killing a Filipino sailor.
China has increasingly pushed its territorial claims in the South China Sea, especially over the last year, which has seen Philippine ships damaged and Filipino sailors injured by water cannon.
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