MANILA, Philippines — Around 240 Chinese militia vessels — not mere fishing vessels as claimed by Chinese authorities — are still inside the territorial waters of the country, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) said on Tuesday.
According to the NTF-WPS, the latest sovereignty patrols done by government assets showed that ships of the Chinese Maritime Militia (CMM) and the Chinese Coast Guard have remained on the waters off Kalayaan town in Palawan — well within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Philippines.
The NTF-WPS report, which cited the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command, detailed the number of Chinese maritime mili…
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