raymondpert , 2 months ago A vessel from China’s coastguard has blocked two Philippine government ships for hours a short distance from the #SouthEastAsia country’s coast, in a further escalation of tension between the two nations in the disputed #SouthChinaSea. > The operation on Saturday night took place just 35 nautical miles from the #Philippines’ coastline, and comes as Beijing pushes back against Washington’s high-profile moves this week to bolster Manila, its ally, against #China. https://archive.is/2024.04.14-055444/https://www.ft.com/content/ad828ec4-d699-49a4-8751-b4cf0d44cf78 #US
A vessel from China’s coastguard has blocked two Philippine government ships for hours a short distance from the #SouthEastAsia country’s coast, in a further escalation of tension between the two nations in the disputed #SouthChinaSea.
> The operation on Saturday night took place just 35 nautical miles from the #Philippines’ coastline, and comes as Beijing pushes back against Washington’s high-profile moves this week to bolster Manila, its ally, against #China. https://archive.is/2024.04.14-055444/https://www.ft.com/content/ad828ec4-d699-49a4-8751-b4cf0d44cf78 #US