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Tensions in the South China Sea have flared up in the past few days, mainly due to the Philippines' provocative activities that infringe on China's sovereignty in waters around Xianbin Reef.

过去几天，南海紧张局势加剧，主要是由于菲律宾在执意侵闯中国南沙群岛仙宾礁附近海域，侵犯了中国的领土主权。

Despite China's firm opposition and repeated warnings, the Philippines' Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the Philippine Coast Guard sent ships to intrude into the waters around Xianbin Reef on Sunday and Monday, prompting the China Coast Guard to carry out appropriate "control measures" in accordance with domestic and international law.

尽管中方坚决反对并一再警告，菲律宾渔业和水产资源局和菲律宾海岸警卫队仍于8月25至26日派船前往我国仙宾礁附近海域，中国海警依法实施必要管控。

Though dubbed as humanitarian missions, the real purpose of Manila's reckless decision to send supplies to one of its coast guard vessels, which has been anchored in the lagoon of Xianbin Reef since April, is to cement the vessel's long-term presence there.

中方出于人道主义考虑，对菲方向“坐滩”军舰运送必要生活物资的船只多次作出临时特殊安排。但菲方却一再出尔反尔，企图运送用于大规模维修加固军舰的建筑物资，以期实现对仁爱礁的永久侵占。

 That inevitably has triggered countermeasures from China, as the Philippines' activities infringe on China's sovereignty. They also violate the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, which specifies that all parties should refrain from inhabiting previously uninhabited islands or reefs. This cannot but raise the vigilance of China over whatever step Manila is going to take next.

菲律宾违背了中国和东盟国家共同签署的《南海各方行为宣言》。仁爱礁是无人岛礁，各方应维持仁爱礁无人无设施的状态。但前不久，菲律宾军方发言人公然声称要在仁爱礁上建造永久建筑。菲律宾还频繁派员登临铁线礁等中国南海无人岛礁，严重违反宣言精神。

History urges caution given that the Philippines grounded an old naval vessel on China's Ren'ai Reef in 1999 to reinforce its illegal territorial claim there. It has since refused to move the vessel despite China's repeated calls for its removal from the Chinese waters.

1999年，菲律宾的坦克登陆舰“马德雷山”号冲上仁爱礁，并以“搁浅”“船身损坏需要修理”为名，开始长达25年的“坐滩”。此后，尽管中国一再呼吁将这艘船从中国海域驱逐出去，但菲方一直拒绝移动军舰。

Now Manila is employing the same model of encroachment at Xianbin Reef.

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