Analysts say quiet incursions are part of a deliberate effort by China to normalise its presence in previously unpatrolled areas
In response, the Philippine coastguard deployed a 44-metre (144-foot) patrol vessel to intercept the Chinese ship, according to Commodore Jay Tarriela, spokesman for the coastguard’s operations in the West Philippine Sea, the term Manila uses for its South China Sea EEZ.
“Since last night, the Philippine coastguard has directed the multi-role response vessel, BRP Cabra, off the coast of Zambales to challenge the presence of a China coastguard vessel,” Tarriela said in a statement late last Sunday.
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