Philippines Deploys Coast Guard Ship to Challenge Chinese Activity in South China Sea

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Philippines Deploys Coast Guard Ship to Challenge Chinese Activity in South China Sea
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The Philippines has deployed a coast guard ship to challenge Chinese patrol boats operating in disputed waters of the South China Sea. Commodore Jay Tarriela, a Philippine Coast Guard spokesman, stated that Chinese vessels have encroached as close as 60 nautical miles west of Luzon, aiming to normalize their presence and alter the status quo.

Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel on board BRP Teresa Magbanua issue radio challenges against China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 5901 after it was spotted encroaching on Philippine waters on January 11, 2025. Manila, Philippines—The Philippines said Sunday it had deployed a coast guard ship to challenge Chinese patrol boats attempting to “alter the existing status quo” of the disputed South China Sea or West Philippine.

Beijing claims most of the strategic waterway despite a 2016 international tribunal ruling that went against it, and there have been frequent clashes or tense standoffs between Philippine and Chinese vessels.Commodore Jay Tarriela, a Philippine Coast Guard spokesman, said Chinese patrol ships had this year come as close as 60 nautical miles (111 kilometers) west of the main Philippine island of Luzon. “Their goal is to normalize such deployments, and if these actions go unnoticed and unchallenged, it will enable them to alter the existing status quo,” he said in a statement. Tarriela later told reporters Manila had deployed a coast guard ship to the area to challenge the “unlawful” Chinese patrols. He said the deployment aimed to ensure Chinese patrols “are not normalized, and that this bullying behavior does not succeed.” Tarriela said the Chinese coast guard deployed three vessels from its Guangdong and Hainan bases to Philippine waters between December 30 and January 11. The South China Sea confrontations have sparked concern they could draw the United States, Manila’s long-time security ally, into armed conflict with China

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