Yuyuantantian, a social media account affiliated with China Media Group, released a footage on Monday clearly showing the photo-reconnaissance activity of a spy unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) taking off from the Philippine Coast Guard vessel 4411 on the same day.
The footage shows that the spy UAV was conducting photo-reconnaissance while the Philippine Coast Guard vessel 4411 was illegally intruding into waters near the Xianbin Jiao of the Nansha Qundao (the Nansha Islands) without permission from the Chinese government.
China urged the Philippines to immediately stop infringing on China's sovereignty and making provocative moves, otherwise the Philippines will bear full responsibility for any resulting consequences, said Gan Yu, a spokesperson for the China Coast Guard.
China has indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha Qundao, including the Xianbin Jiao, and the adjacent waters. The China Coast Guard will continue to carry out rights protection and law enforcement activities in waters under China's jurisdiction, resolutely safeguarding national territorial sovereignty and maritime rights, the spokesperson said.
China releases footage of Philippine spy UAV conducting photo-reconnaissance
China releases footage of Philippine spy UAV conducting photo-reconnaissance
U.S. President Donald Trump is considering exempting some agricultural imports from Canada and Mexico from tariffs, signaling a shift in policy one day after the United States' new levies on its two neighboring countries took effect.
In a move aimed at providing relief to certain sectors, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told Bloomberg News on Wednesday that the administration is open to adjusting tariff policies for agriculture, adding that "everything is on the table" for future exemptions.
Rollins expressed the hope that the government could provide relief to agricultural industries, such as potash and fertilizers, which are critical to U.S. farming.
Speaking at the White House, Rollins emphasized the president's focus on the issue, stating, "We trust the president's leadership on this. I know he is hyper-focused on these communities."
Rollins was meeting with Trump and senior economic advisors to discuss the next steps in addressing concerns raised by agricultural sectors affected by the new tariffs, according to the news report.
The announcement follows earlier moves by the Trump administration to delay automotive tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada by one month, after pressure from industry executives.
The tariffs, initially announced in an executive order on February 1, set a 25 percent tax on products imported from the two countries.
On Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that the U.S. will grant a one-month tariff exemption for cars imported through the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, as part of ongoing discussions to ease the impact of the tariffs on key industries.
Trump mulls tariff exemption for certain agricultural products from Canada, Mexico
