PresidentBenignoAquinoIIIinsistedFridaythathiscountrywon’’tbebulliedbyChinainaterritorialspatovertheSpratlyIslandsandthatBeijingshouldstopintrudingintowatersclaimedbyManila
周五阿基诺三世总理指出:他不会允许自己国家的领域南沙群岛被中国入侵,北京应该停止入侵马尼拉宣称的水域
AquinoalsosaidinaninterviewwithTheAssociatedPressthatagovernment-backedmissiontoscoutManila-claimedwatersforoilandgashadturnedup"verygood"prospects,thoughhedeclinedtoelaborate
HesaidthePhilippinesreservedtherighttoexploreitswatersdespiteChina’’srivalclaims
阿基诺同时在与美联社的会谈中指出:有个以政府为背景在马尼拉宣称的水域进行的石油和天然气勘测任务,勘测效果证明前景很好
尽管后来他拒绝作出更详细说明
他说:菲律宾政府保留开发自己水域范围的权利,尽管竞争对手中国也提出同样的权利要求
China,whichclaimstheSpratlyandallotherwatersintheSouthChinaSea,lastweekdemandedthatitssouthernneighborshaltanyoilexplorationtherewithoutBeijing’’spermission
TheChineseambassadorinManilasaid,however,thatCh