TWO Chinese Coast Guard ships and 10 maritime militia vessels took part in Friday's blockade at Ayungin Shoal as the Philippines conducted its 3rd resupply mission in five weeks to its military outpost on BRP Sierra Madre.
United States-based security expert Ray Powell said one Chinese cargo ship was also monitored in the area through an automatic identification system for unclear purposes.Powell, who heads Project Myoushu at Stanford University's Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation, said China's own AIS-tracking site showed two smaller militia ships helping block the entrance to Ayungin Shoal, in addition to 8 militia ships.The Chinese cargo ship was identified as Chang Zheng 1 Hao.
'Both ships have since turned back to the east--escort mission possibly complete?' said Powell, a 2021 Fellow at Stanford's Distinguished Careers Institute.He said previous resupply missions conducted by the Philippines encountered 'dark' CCG ships, meaning the vessels were not broadcasting AIS.'Unclear if dark ships present today, but the forward deployment of so many militia ships suggests fewer CCG than before,' said Powell.
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