The Philippine Coast Guard said 42 vessels were seen in the vicinity of Thitu island. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MANILA - The Philippines said on Saturday it had spotted a Chinese navy ship and dozens of militia vessels around a contested Philippine-occupied island in the South China Sea, as territorial tensions mount in the area.
Experts say China’s fishing fleet and coast guard are central to its strategic ambitions in the South China Sea. “Their continuing unauthorised presence is clearly inconsistent with the right of innocent passage and a blatant violation of the Philippines’ territorial integrity,” the coast guard said in a statement.
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