2023-12-05 05:23:15
Newtalk News
According to the foreign media “South China Morning Post”, the Philippine Coast Guard stated on Sunday (3rd) that 135 Chinese militia vessels were present in the Julian Philip Reef area of the South China Sea. Julian Phillip Reef, also known as Whitsunday Reef, falls within the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines and is more than 1,000 kilometers away from the nearest Chinese landmass, Hainan Island.
The Philippine Coast Guard stated that they had discovered 111 Chinese maritime militia vessels “lined up” on the sea in the Whitsun Reef area on November 13. Now the number of vessels has increased to 135. The Coast Guard The team issued radio warnings to these Chinese militia vessels, but received no response. The Philippine Coast Guard said the presence of the vessels was “shocking” and “illegal.” The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines has not yet responded to the incident.
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From the video released by the Philippine Coast Guard, it can be seen that the Chinese militia ships are very powerful and lined up on the sea, and there are other ships scattered in nearby waters.
The Philippines said on the 1st that it was establishing a Coast Guard inspection station on Thitu Island on the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea to strengthen monitoring of Chinese ships.
China has always claimed that it has sovereignty over most of the South China Sea, which includes the exclusive economic zones of the Philippines and other countries, resulting in sovereignty disputes.
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