China has escalated its presence in the West Philippine Sea, deploying a helicopter and another Coast Guard ship near Philippine waters.
A Chinese Navy helicopter hovered over the 'Monster,' the largest Coast Guard ship in the world, which China sent on an 'intrusive' patrol within the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). In the West Philippine Sea, China has intensified its presence by deploying a People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) helicopter and another China Coast Guard (CCG) ship, actions Manila has labeled as 'provocative.
' This comes as the Philippine Coast Guard continues to monitor the massive CCG vessel 5901, nicknamed 'The Monster,' which moved to 90 nautical miles offshore of Zambales on Wednesday. Despite the PCG’s efforts to address the illegal presence of the CCG vessel through measured law enforcement operations, the People’s Republic of China has provocatively deployed a People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) helicopter, tail number 47, which hovered above the PCG vessel. PCG’s BRP Cabra has been shadowing CCG 5901 since it came as close to about 50 nautical miles from the Luzon coastline over the weekend. CCG 5901's 'intrusive patrol' took place further east of Scarborough Shoal. The 'Monster' ship was quickly replaced by CCG 3103, which departed from Guangdong province in China on Tuesday and traveled to CCG 5901's previous location. 'As of 3 PM today (Wednesday), CCG-3103 was detected by Canada’s Dark Vessel Detection at a distance of 60 nautical miles from Pundaquit, Zambales. This indicates that CCG-3103 is likely serving as a replacement vessel for the monster ship, thereby sustaining its illegal presence within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone,' Tarriela said. To address this situation, PCG commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan ordered the deployment of an Islander aircraft to confirm the presence of CCG 3103 in the area
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