Duterte airs concern over Chinese vessels

Mar 26, 2021 12:08 am

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte met with Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian on Thursday to raise concern over the presence of Chinese vessels at the Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea.

The National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea reported on Sunday that the Philippine Coast Guard spotted around 220 Chinese ships in the area on March 7.

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