MANILA, Philippines—The continued intrusion of Chinese vessels amassing near Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef could lead to President Rodrigo Duterte’s “Scarborough Shoal moment,” security experts said.
The Philippine government on Sunday (March 21) protested the incursion of over 200 Chinese militia vessels that were spotted last March 7 moored at the boomerang-shaped reef located inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.
But the Chinese ships, also known as People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia (PAFMM), have not left the area as of Monday (March 23), according to the most recent maritime patrol report of the Armed Forces of the Philippines …
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