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Fishing ground, just 120 nautical miles from its coast. we sail with trepidation. this year, china has been swarming reefs and rocks in philippine waters with hundreds of its boats, many from its maritime militia. in this recent promotional video, the militia are seen firing automatic weapons and ramming what appears to be a small fishing boat during training exercises. we arrive at scarborough shoal the following morning. notice how waves from the deep blue ocean break on a lighter, turquoise body of water — that's the limestone reef you can see in the satellite image. easier to spot is the...

To take me with them to witness what happens at sea. this journey became riskier earlier this year when china changed its coastguard law to allow the use of weapons to eliminate dangers when their national sovereignty is being infringed upon. after 22 hours of sailing, we arrive at scarborough shoal. it's high tide and the reef is hardly breaking the surface, but if you look closely, waves from the deep blue ocean break on a lighter turquoise body of water. that's the limestone reef you can see in this satellite

Chinese boats are unlawfully blockading a traditional filipino fishing ground, just 120 nautical miles from its coast. we sail with trepidation. we have identified a foreign vessel. this year, china has been swarming reefs and rocks in philippine waters with hundreds of its boats, many from its maritime militia. in this recent promotional video, the militia are seen firing automatic weapons and ramming what appears to be a small fishing boat during training exercises. we arrive at scarborough shoal the following morning. notice how waves from the deep blue ocean break on a lighter, turquoise b...

We arrived at scarborough shoal the following morning. notice how waves from the deep blue ocean break on a lighter turquoise body of water — that's the limestone reef you can see in the satellite image. easier to spot is the chinese coast guard presence. so there's a chinese coast guard vessel that's watching us at the moment, it's done three sweeps — first of all, 200 metres away, then 100 metres away, and now 50 metres away. it's watching our every move. the boat leaves without incident — but our captain knows the lagoon is off limits. translation: we are the bandits in our own territ...

The following morning. notice how waves from the deep blue ocean break on a lighter, turquoise body of water — that's the limestone reef you can see in the satellite image. easier to spot is the chinese coast guard presence. so, there's a chinese coast guard vessel that's watching us at the moment, it's done three sweeps — first of all, 200 metres away, then 100 metres away, and now 50 metres away. it's watching our every move. the boat leaves without incident — but our captain knows the lagoon is off limits. translation: we are the bandits in our own territory. _ why is that so? we stea...