The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday, Jan. 14, asked the Philippine government to stop its “false accusations” regarding Chinese activities in the West Philippine Sea, stressing that the presence of an alleged “monster ship” from China in the disputed waters was “fully justified.
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CCG-5901, a China Coast Guard ship nicknamed"The Monster", is detected by the Philippine Coast Guard at 54 nautical miles off the coast of Capones Island in Zambales on Jan. 4, 2025. This was China Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun’s answer to National Security Council spokesperson Jonathan Malaya’s remarks about China’s “increasing aggression” in sending the 541-feet long Chinese coastguard vessel 5901, which the Philippines referred to as the “monster ship.
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