(UPDATE) A LARGE-SCALE presence of Chinese vessels, including an aircraft carrier, was observed near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island, a key Philippine-held territory in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

This development, reported on Wednesday by retired US Air Force colonel Ray Powell, director of SeaLight, a maritime transparency project, marks a significant escalation in the disputed waters.

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