MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines is keeping all options open, including closer coordination with allies, in protecting its sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea against continuing incursions by China, according to the Department of National Defense (DND) on Thursday (April 8).
More than 200 Chinese maritime militia vessels have been spotted at Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef in the West Philippine Sea in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in early March.
The Philippines has repeatedly called on China to remove the ships at the boomerang-shaped reef but was largely ignored. Instead of leaving, the Chinese vessels simply moved to diffe…
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