Navy spots over 200 Chinese ships in West Philippine Sea

This March 2021 photo shows almost 200 Chinese vessels in the waters off Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef in the West Philippine Sea. - Contributed photo

MANILA: The Philippine Navy has counted more than 200 Chinese vessels swarming areas in the West Philippine Sea, its spokesperson said on Tuesday (Jan 30).

Navy spokesperson for West Philippine Sea Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad said that based on their latest monitoring, around 200 vessels were operated by Chinese maritime militia, 15 to 25 ships from the People’s Liberation Army-Navy, and 10 to 15 vessels from the China Coast Guard.