Bilang ng Chinese ships sa WPS dumami – PH Navy

MANILA, Philippines- Sinabi ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) nitong Martes na namataan nito ang kabuang 163 Chinese vessels sa West Philippines Sea (AFP) sa nakalipas na linggo.

Ito ang pinakamaraming Chinese vessels na na-monitor ng Philippine Navy sa nakalipas na tatlong buwan.

Mula Agosto 20 hanggang 26, 127 Chinese maritime militia (CMM) vessels, 18 People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ships, 16 China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels, at dalawang research vessels ang namataan sa WPS.

Narito ang Chinese vessels na nakita sa WPS features:

• Bajo de Masinloc – limang CCGs, tatlong PLANs, siyam na CMMs, isang research vessel

• Ayungin Shoal – tatlong CCGs, isang PLAN, 19 CMMs

• Pagasa Islands – isang CCG, dalawang PLANs, 32 CMMs

• Parola Island – isang PLAN

• Kota Island – isang PLAN, pitong CMMs

• Likas Island – isang research vessel

• Lawak Island – dalawang PLANs, 1 CMM

• Panata Island – isang PLAN, dalawang CMMs

• Patag Island – isang PLAN

• Escoda Shoal – pitong CCGs, anim na PLANs, 40 CMMs

• Iroquois Reef – 17 CMMs4

“The Navy is concerned with all these coercive and aggressive actions that raises the risk for a miscalculation,” pahayag ni Navy spokesperson for WPS Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad. RNT/SA