Close to 50 Chinese ships anchored off West Philippine Sea island
ALMOST four dozen Chinese maritime vessels are currently anchored off Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Saturday.
The PCG said a People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy vessel, a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel and at least 42 suspected Chinese Maritime Militia (CMM) vessels were sighted approximately 4.5 to 8 nautical miles (NM) from Pag-asa Island, clearly inside the land feature's 12 nautical mile territorial sea.
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