(UPDATE) A LARGE-SCALE presence of Chinese vessels, including an aircraft carrier, was observed near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island, a key Philippine-held territory in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
A LARGE-SCALE presence of Chinese vessels, including an aircraft carrier, was observed near Pag-asa Island , a key Philippine-held territory in the West Philippine Sea .This development, reported on Wednesday by retired US Air Force colonel Ray Powell, director of SeaLight, a maritime transparency project, marks a significant escalation in the disputed waters.'This is by far the largest swarm of Chinese vessels I have observed in the area,' Powell said Tuesday.
Home to over 400 residents, including 70 children, the island also houses stationed military personnel and civilian government workers.The government has not yet issued an official statement regarding the incident. However, it comes at a time of increasing militarization in the region. Vice Admiral Alfonso Torres Jr., commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Western Command, recently disclosed that new military infrastructure on Pag-asa Island is nearing completion.
Of Over 70 Chinese Ships Spotted Near Pag-Asa Island
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