Manila increases number of assets patrolling West Philippine Sea amid continued presence of Chinese vessels
Manila increases number of assets patrolling West Philippine Sea amid continued presence of Chinese vessels 14 April 2021 by Gabriel Dominguez The Philippines has increased the number of maritime assets deployed to areas it claims in the disputed South China Sea (SCS) amid what Manila described as a “continuous swarming” in the West Philippine Sea of Chinese coastguard and “maritime militia” vessels. PLAN Jiangdao (Type 056/056A)-class corvette Baise was spotted by the Philippine’s NTF-WPS near the disputed Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea on 11 April. (NTF-WPS) The state-own...
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