While China has been harassing Philippine vessels in the sea for years – even in waters that are clearly within Manila’s territorial EEZ – it has never directly involved the PLA Navy in the conflict.
torsdag 14. august 2025
China’s clumsy sea aggression marks escalation with Philippines
China’s pincer strategy in the South China Sea appears to have shifted toward more aggressive naval enforcement of its claim to Philippine territory, Philippine armed forces chief General Romeo Brawner said Tuesday (August 12). That move backfired on August 11 after a China People’s Liberation Army Navy ship accidentally rammed into a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel while harassing a Filipino coast guard boat near the contested Scarborough Shoal, which is situated within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.
While China has been harassing Philippine vessels in the sea for years – even in waters that are clearly within Manila’s territorial EEZ – it has never directly involved the PLA Navy in the conflict.
While China has been harassing Philippine vessels in the sea for years – even in waters that are clearly within Manila’s territorial EEZ – it has never directly involved the PLA Navy in the conflict.
