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THE Philippine Coast Guard said it has monitored 38 Chinese vessels in the vicinity of Ayungin Shoal during the conduct of the recent resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre.In a press briefing, Commodore Jay Tarriela, the PCG spokesperson for West Philippine Sea , said of the 38 vessels, 16 were maritime militias, 12 were Chinese militia vessels, five China Coast Guard ships and five People's Liberation Army vessels.
China has been consistently insisting on sovereignty in the Ayungin Shoal where the BRP Sierra Madre was deliberately grounded by the Philippine authorities to mark the rights of the country in the territorial waters.Ayungin Shoal is within the Philippines’ 200-kilometer exclusive economic zone.The Arbitral Tribunal has affirmed the country’s rights in Ayungin Shoal, invalidating China’s claim in almost the entire West Philippine Sea.
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