MANILA, Philippines — Only 9 of over 200 Chinese ships remain at the Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippines Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said as his department summoned China’s ambassador to the Philippines over the issue.
“NTF just informed. Only 9 ships left,” Locsin said on Twitter Tuesday. He wasreferring to the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea(NTF-WPS).
Last Mar. 7, the Philippine Coast Guard reported 220 vessels staying at the reef. On Mar. 22, the Philippine military counted at least 183 Chinese ships.
Eventually, the military reported, over the weekend, that only 28 Chinese vessels remain stationed around the area.
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