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BEIJING: China has deployed at least 50 maritime militia ships at Panganiban (Mischief) Reef ahead of another mission to resupply Filipino troops on a decrepit World War II-era ship serving as the Philippines’ outpost at the nearby Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, according to an American maritime expert.
A Philippine airdrop over a disputed South China Sea feature went smoothly, but it was only a stopgap in between convoys that China regularly intercepts.
World’s largest coast guard vessel has been patrolling near the contentious Vanguard Bank in the South China Sea.
AT least six Chinese maritime militia (CMM) ships were monitored inside Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) while another from the China Coast Guard (CCG) was spotted shadowing Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels, which they suspect are headed for another rotation and resupply (RoRe) mission in the area.
MANILA, Philippines: At least six Chinese maritime militia (CMM) ships were monitored inside Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) while another from the China Coast Guard (CCG) was spotted shadowing Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels on another resupply mission in the area.