A massive Chinese coast guard ship, nicknamed 'the Monster,' has been operating within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone for a third consecutive day, prompting a response from the Philippine Coast Guard.
The Philippines said on Monday it was monitoring a massive Chinese coast guard ship nicknamed 'the Monster,' as it continued to operate within the U.S. ally's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) for a third-consecutive day. Newsweek reached out to the Chinese foreign ministry with a written request for comment. Beijing's claims over the South China Sea overlap with those of neighboring countries, including the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Taiwan. Pushback from the U.S.
ally under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has resulted in increasingly aggressive responses from China. Clashes last year left several Philippine servicemen injured and raised the specter of Manila invoking its seven-decade Mutual Defense Treaty with the U.S. Beijing has maintained that it is Manila stirring up trouble in the region, acting as a pawn in Washington's efforts to contain China. Video shared to X (formerly Twitter) by Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Jay Tarriela showed the 541-foot CCG-5901, the world's largest coast guard vessel, being intercepted by the much smaller BRP Cabra. Tarriela had suggested Sunday that the ship's presence was aimed at intimidating local fishermen. The post included videos in which Philippine personnel could be heard informing the much larger vessel that it was within 76 nautical miles (87 miles) of the Southeast Asian country's coastline. An exclusive economic zone extends 200 nautical miles from a country's coastline, granting that state sole rights to natural resources under maritime law. China claims control over nearly all the South China Sea, which includes the exclusive economic zones of several neighbors, such as the Philippines. Since President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. took office in 2022, Manila has increasingly pushed back, prompting Chinese maritime forces to step up their presence in Philippine waters
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