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August 7, 2024, 12:45 amThere has been no letup in China’s efforts to improve its “militarized” facilities in the South China Sea, including areas that are within Manila’s exclusive economic zone , the Philippine Navy said on Tuesday as it hit the “creeping invasion” in the area.
While there has been new Chinese reclamation in the SCS since 2013, Trinidad said there were some recent improvements of Beijing’s facilities. “Is there a creeping invasion? Yes, and this has begun since 1992 since we started noticing Chinese markers in the expanse of the West Philippine Sea and the South China Sea,” Trinidad said.
Japan and the Philippines recently concluded their first bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity , with Tokyo sending its Takanami-class destroyer JS Sazanami and Manila deploying its multi-role guided missile frigate BRP Jose Rizal.
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