China did not only sustain but even stepped up its patrols in the South China Sea last year, including in the waters of the two features owned or claimed by the Philippines, but which it is also disputing. Know more:
CHINA did not only sustain but even stepped up its patrols in the South China Sea last year, including in the waters of the two features owned or claimed by the Philippines, but which it is also disputing.
Disguised as civilian ships, the sturdy and hull-reinforced Chinese maritime militia vessels are paramilitary ships, which the US has declared an integral part of the People’s Liberation Army-Navy and are not immune to attacks in case a direct confrontation occurs between the US and China. China has been exercising de facto control over the Scarborough Shoal near Zambales after it wrested control of the feature from the Philippines in 2012 and it was conducting regular patrol over the waters of the Second Thomas Shoal although it was still being guarded by Filipino troops who were stationed aboard the partly-sunken BRP Sierra Madre.
“Data on the reefs surrounding Philippine-held Thitu Island [Pagasa Island] was not collected in previous analyses, but CCG [China Coast Guard] vessels were on site 208 days over the past year. At some features, especially Scarborough Shoal, multiple CCG vessels were present simultaneously,” the AMTI said.
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