December 3, 2023

The Philippines' new coastal station in the South China Sea serves as a base to monitor foreign vessels for the purpose of consolidating its illegal control of China's Zhongye Dao (or Zhongye Island), as well as to cater to the interests of the US in the region, Chinese analysts said on Sunday, saying that Manila's recent proactive acts have gone "off course." 

The new three-story facility is furnished with advanced technology including radar, automatic identification, satellite communication and coastal cameras, Reuters reported on Friday, citing the Philippine coast guard.

During a recent visit to the island, Eduardo Ano, the Philippine national security adviser, even accused China of "not adhering to the international order, to the rule of law," the Reuters report said.

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