Footage shows Philippine coast guard illegally intruding China's Xianbin Jiao

Several personnel from the Philippine Coast Guard vessel 9701 illegally intruded China's Xianbin Jiao (Xianbin Reef) and conducted operations under water on June 4, according to video released by the China Coast Guard (CCG).

The CCG maintained constant surveillance throughout the incident, and law enforcement officers checked and handled the matter in accordance with law.

China has indisputable sovereignty over Nansha Qundao (Nansha Islands) and the adjacent waters, including Xianbin Jiao, with solid historical and legal grounds.

What the Philippines has done infringed upon China's territorial sovereignty, and violated the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC), thus undermining peace and stability in the South China Sea.

China firmly opposes such actions and has urged the Philippine side to immediately cease its infringement. The CCG will continue to carry out rights protection and law enforcement activities in waters under China's jurisdiction in accordance with law.

The Chinese side remains highly vigilant and will continue to take all necessary countermeasures against dangerous and escalating acts of the Philippine side, said Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense on Friday.

Footage shows Philippine coast guard illegally intruding China's Xianbin Jiao

Footage shows Philippine coast guard illegally intruding China's Xianbin Jiao

Footage shows Philippine coast guard illegally intruding China's Xianbin Jiao

Footage shows Philippine coast guard illegally intruding China's Xianbin Jiao

Footage shows Philippine coast guard illegally intruding China's Xianbin Jiao

Footage shows Philippine coast guard illegally intruding China's Xianbin Jiao

China's energy consumption structure has made further progress in low-carbon development, according to Chinese Policy and Action for Climate Change Report 2024.

The latest report was released by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment at a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday.

In 2023, the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption in the country's total energy consumption increased by 0.3 percentage points compared to the previous year, according to the report.

It added that the country saw its installed renewable energy capacity exceeded 1.5 billion kilowatts, accounting for over 50 percent of its total installed power generation capacity.

In the past decade, China has reduced its emissions of sulfur dioxide by 85 percent and nitrogen oxide by 60 percent. Also, the country's carbon intensity has achieved a decrease of over 34 percent, according to the report.

China makes low-carbon progress through improving energy consumption structure