Seoul [South Korea]April 21: China is now playing his game in the yellow sea by building a massive steel -rig after a similar aggressive attitude in the South China Sea.
This development has become a new source of conflict between China and South Korea. The Eurasian Times reported that Korean ships tried to examine the steel structure, which led to a recent discussion between the coastal guards of the two nations.
According to diplomatic sources, which were cited by the South Korean news agency Yonhap, the two coastal guards were contradicted for two hours. The Eurasian Times reported that the argument in the afternoon of February 26th in the preliminary Maritime Zone (PMZ) near Socotra Rock, southwest of the island of Jeju in South Korea, took place.
The PMZ is an area in the yellow one as a West Sea in Korewhere South Korea and China's exclusive economic zones (EEZS). The South Korean research ship Onnuri was sent by the government to inspect the structure, but it was blocked by ships and civil boats from the Chinese coast guard, which was reflected in the tactics, which were reported to the Filipino Coast Guard.
A two -hour patient situation followed after Seoul sent a ship of the coast guard to the location. South Korea claimed that his inspection was legitimate, but China countered by claiming that the structure was an aquafarm and asked the Korean ship to go.
South Korea reacted to the incident by preparing a representative of the Chinese embassy in Seoul to submit a formal protest. According to the latest satellite images, China has built several large steel platforms within the PMZ. In the Eurasian Times, the PMZ determined as part of an agreement of 2000, which allows fishing and transit until a final maritime border was agreed.
One of the installations is an 71.5 meter underwater cage called Shen Lan 2 Hao (also known as Deep Blue 2), which is intended for salmon breeding. The massive cage and its jack-up support equipment have taken care of in South Korea. The Eurasian Times reported that the Korean government maintains the right to inspect the structure in the context of the Korea China fishing agreement.
In the Eurasian it was also stated that South Korea claimed that the structure had been installed without permission or prior notification. China had previously set up similar platforms in the region, but they were dismantled after protests from Seoul. The latest installation with three long legs that anchor on the sea floor signals that Chinese participation in the controversial region is growing.
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