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INQToday: China’s ‘monster ship’ keeps ignoring PH call to leave WPS
The Philippines formally requested China to withdraw the China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 5901, nicknamed the "monster ship," from Philippine waters near Zambales, citing it as a provocative act intended to intimidate Filipino fishermen and normalize China's illegal presence in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone.
Despite the Philippines' call to withdraw and the Philippine Coast Guard's (PCG) deployment of vessels like the BRP Gabriela Silang to challenge its presence, the CCG vessel 5901 remains in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
PCG spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela stated that the CCG vessel's movements did not meet the criteria for innocent passage.
US President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of State, Senator Marco Rubio, urged China to 'stop messing around' with the Philippines and Taiwan, calling its actions 'deeply destabilizing' and warning Beijing against any 'rash or irrational' moves.
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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is monitoring a new China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel, CCG-3304, which has replaced CCG-3103 off the coast of Zambales, within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
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The China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 5901, nicknamed the "monster ship," is currently located 95 nautical miles off the coast of Zambales within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
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Filipino fishermen in Zambales are increasingly cautious due to the continued trespassing activities of the Chinese vessel CCG 5901, known as the 'monster ship,' near Bajo de Masinloc.
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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) continues to challenge China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels operating illegally within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off Zambales.
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The Philippines, through the National Maritime Council (NMC), has filed a diplomatic protest against China's continued illegal presence and activities in the West Philippine Sea, violating Philippine Maritime Zones Act, UNCLOS, and the 2016 Arbitral Ruling.
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