CCTV News: Liu Dejun, spokesperson of the China Coast Guard, said that on January 24, the Philippines ships No. 3003 and No. 3004 invaded the waters near the Iron Line Reef of China's Nansha Islands without permission from the Chinese government, attempting to illegally board the reef and collect sand samples. Chinese coast guard ships block and control Philippine ships in accordance with the law and warn and drive away. China has indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha Islands, including the Iron Line Reef and its nearby waters. The Chinese Coast Guard will continue to carry out rights protection and law enforcement activities in the waters under China's jurisdiction in accordance with the law, and resolutely safeguard national territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.
