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Chinese Coast Guard conducts dangerous maneuvers vs PH vessels in latest resupply mission

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The Chinese Coast Guard have again performed dangerous manuevers against Philippine Coast Guard vessels during a resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre on Wednesday. A video released by the office of Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri showed a Chinese ship cutting through the path of a Philippine Coast Guard vessel in Ayungin Shoal. Ayungin Shoal lies 105 nautical miles (194 kilometers) west of the Palawan province in the Philippines, and is within the country&#x27;s 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone. Maritime security expert Ray Powell said 2 Chinese militia ships, the Qiong Sansha Yu 00008 and 00231, passed within a few meters of the BRP Sindangan and the BRP Cabra, both Parola-class vessels of the PCG. He noted that at least 2 other Chinese Coast Guard vessels - 5201 and 21551 - &quot;remained AIS-dark but were likely in the area and involved.&quot; AIS stands for automatic identification system, which is used to track transceivers on ships. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">UPDATE: 🇵🇭BRP Cabra &amp; Sindangan now moving away from the shoal. Closest approach was ~16km. Harassment &amp; dangerous maneuvers by 🇨🇳PRC ships--esp. by Qiong Sansha Yu 00008, which crossed within a few meters of Cabra, and by 00231 which passed within a few meters of Sindangan. <a href="https://t.co/k6YqpQeBmo">https://t.co/k6YqpQeBmo</a> <a href="https://t.co/iCPZfrdoeL">pic.twitter.com/iCPZfrdoeL</a>— Ray Powell (@GordianKnotRay) <a href="https://twitter.com/GordianKnotRay/status/1709479942193315965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2023</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>Powell said at least 12 Chinese militia ships were deployed to enforce the blockade. In an interview, Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG&#x27;s spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said the videos provide a &quot;bird&#x27;s eye view of the resupply mission&quot;, which was carried out successfully despite the Chinese blockade. China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, despite a 2016 international court ruling that its stance has no legal basis. With Agence France-Presse

The Chinese Coast Guard have again performed dangerous manuevers against Philippine resupply vessels during a resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre on Wednesday. 