Chinese maritime militia boldly intrude in Philippine EEZ
Chinese 'fishing boats' line up with military precision at Whitsun Reef. (Armed Forces of the Philippines)
China poured more than 200 boats into a reef in the South China Sea, alarming the Philippines.
Many believe that Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea will be the site of a Chinese effort to establish a military base, so that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) can complete its full house of bases in the Spratly Islands.
However, it is the little-known Whitsun Reef (the largest reef in the Union Banks) that has emerged as the newest target in Beijing’s illegal maritime territorial claims.
In March, the Philippine military and government expressed concern at the presence of a staggering 220 Chinese fishing boats at Whitsun Reef, located 175nm west of Bataraza on Palawan Island in the
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