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The Philippines has accused China of "swarming" a reef off its coast after more than 135 military boats were spotted in the South China Sea.

The coast guard said the boats were "dispersed and scattered" in the vicinity of Whitsun Reef, which it says is within its exclusive economic zone.

They said the growing presence of these military boats was "alarming".

The South China Sea is at the centre of a territorial dispute between China, the Philippines and other countries.

Whitsun Reef - which the Philippines calls Julian Felipe Reef - is around 320km (200 miles) west of Palawan Island, more than 1,000km from the nearest major Chinese landmass of Hainan island.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago

aw, c'mon! we're just patrolling! it just so happens you saw 135 patrol ships there at the same time~

-- China patrol (as to what I think)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

This is the result of China's “nine dash line.” If the countries impacted, Vietnam, Philippines, Mtaylasia, Singapore, Indonesia, etc., started a discussion at the UN, it would immediately implicate Taiwan, and nobody wants to touch that. So, local scuffles will continue, as China flexes her muscle.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The coast guard said the boats were "dispersed and scattered" in the vicinity of Whitsun Reef, which it says is within its exclusive economic zone.

The Philippines' Coast Guard said the number of Chinese maritime militia vessels in the area had increased from the 111 they recorded in November.

Friction between the two countries over competing sovereignty claims has increased since Ferdinand Marcos Jr became president last year.

Last week, the Philippines carried out two separate joint air and sea patrols with the US, and with Australia a few days earlier.

The contested waters have also become a naval flashpoint for China-US relations, and in October, US President Joe Biden warned that the US will defend the Philippines in case of any attack.

President Biden's comments were made days after two collisions between Filipino and Chinese vessels in the waters.


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