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China monitors Philippine ships illegally gathered off Huangyan Island

2024-05-17 09:57:47       source:CGTN

May 16, 2024


The China Coast Guard (CCG) monitored and collected evidence after Philippine vessels illegally gathered in the waters adjacent to Huangyan Island on Thursday.


A Philippine convoy organized by the Atin Ito coalition had been deterred by Chinese forces and stopped 50 nautical miles away from China's Huangyan Island, the Global Times, a newspaper, said on Thursday, citing a source close to the matter.


The Atin Ito coalition reportedly announced on Thursday that an advance team of its civilian-led resupply mission to Huangyan Island had "bypassed China's blockade," and the organizations' co-convenor Rafaela David claimed the "mission accomplished."


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