A former US Air Force colonel and a security analyst posted a photo of Mischief Reef (Panganiban Reef) with two
Raymond Powell, director of SeaLight at the Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation, said on a Twitter post that aside fromthe missile boats, 75 to 80 militia and fishing vessels were also visible as of Aug. 16 at Mischief Reef, which the Chinese illegally occupied in 1995.
Powell also identified the ships that were frequently taking part in Chinese militia blockade of Ayungin Shoal against Filipino fishing vessels and Coast Guard ships. “We therefore call on all relevant parties to abide by their obligations under international law and respect the Philippines’ sovereign rights and jurisdiction over its maritime shoals,” AFP spokesperson Col. Medel Aguilar said in a media forum.
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