At least two Chinese vessels have been surveying Recto Bank (Reed Bank) for at least a 'week' already without the proper clearance, Philippine Navy chief Vice Admiral Giovanni Bacordo said on Monday, August 10. READ:
At least two Chinese vessels have been surveying Recto Bank for at least a"week" already without the proper clearance, Philippine Navy chief Vice Admiral"It has come to my attention, the presence of two Chinese surveillance vessels in Recto Bank. Right now, I think there is only one," Bacordo said in a press briefing organized by the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines.
Bacordo said they concluded that the vessels were surveying the area because they were moving at 3 knots or around 5.5 kilometers per hour.Recto Bank China and the Philippines are currently in talks over a joint exploration for the West Philippine Sea. They started in October 2019, but talks have been delayed in 2020 because of the pandemic.
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