Chinese ships swarm Julian Felipe Reef

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

May 20, 2024 12:15 am

CHINA is poised to take effective control of Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, a large boomerang-shaped shallow coral reef that is within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and its continental shelf.

A May 9, 2024 satellite photo showed a swarm of 82 Chinese Maritime Militia (CMM) vessels at the reef, SeaLight, a maritime transparency project that monitors and reports activities in the South China Sea, said.

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