Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said at a routine briefing that on the morning of the 8th a Philippine coast guard vessel entered waters near Ren'ai Reef (Second Thomas Shoal) in the Spratly Islands without Chinese permission. China coast guard took law-based measures it describes as lawful and reasonable; after communication China, on humanitarian grounds, immediately allowed a small-boat transfer of an injured person and provided necessary facilitation. The Philippines says its crew completed a medevac despite alleged Chinese water cannon and dangerous maneuvers; China accused some Philippine figures of misrepresenting facts and said it will resolutely respond to any malicious provocation and firmly defend its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights.(金十)