Once again, China has escalated the dispute in the South China Sea between itself and the Philippines. On Saturday a dozens Chinese ships including Coast Guard vessels sought to restrict access to the Scarborough Shoal using water cannons and other tactics. Here’s a map showing the location of the Scarborough Shoal. As you can see, it’s a long way from China. This map also shows the dashed line which China claims outlines its territorial rights to nearly all of the sea.
right here to be exact. u are correct, but it’s MUCH deeper into Philippines waters. china is attacking https://t.co/qVhPdXszvf
— IO Aircraft Incorporated (@io_aircraft_inc) December 11, 2023
As is the norm these days, there was a journalist aboard the Philippines’ supply boat.
The Filipino fishers on wooden boats waved at our vessel, a Philippine fisheries boat, from less than a mile away, but no one on…
