A Chinese Coast Guard ship maneuvered dangerously close against Philippine vessels on their way to Ayungin Shoal for this month’s
“Dangerous maneuvers once again in today’s resupply mission,” he told journalists as he shared videos of the incident from the Philippine Coast Guard.
Powell said at least 12 Chinese militia ships were deployed at Mischief Reef while the Philippine Navy’s BRP Ramon Alcaraz was positioned to the south for support. It also urged Filipinos to continue fishing in the West Philippine Sea despite the presence of Chinese vessels. “We are expecting to cover a variety of issues ranging from protection of our maritime ecosystem, and safety and security in the West Philippine Sea and South China Sea, and you know, the Korea-Philippine military-to-military and defense industry cooperation,” Lee said.
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