Over 100 Chinese vessels still in West Philippine Sea — PCG

Over a week since they were last spotted, more than 100 suspected Chinese maritime militia ships and two China Coast Guard vessels remain in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard said. | JEMendozaINQ

BRP Malapascua, the two vessels which were conducting maritime patrols in the vicinity of Ayungin Shoal, according to Tarriela., “maintaining a perilous distance of only 50 yards,” while the China Coast Guard vessel 4202 also persistently tailedChina’s actions were anchored on its assertion that it owns almost all of the areas in the South China Sea, including parts of the West Philippinr Sea

The Philippines, under the administration of then President Benigno Aquino III in 2013, challenged before the United Nations-backed Permanent Court of Arbitration China’s claim that it owns more than 80 percent of the South China Sea, which included waters in the exclusive economic zone of Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

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