Manila Deploys Coast Guard Ship to Counter China Patrols

Photo of China Coast Guard 5901, aka "The Monster ship," taken by the Philippine Coast Guard during patrols in the South China Sea on January 11, 2025. Image via the Philippine Coast Guard.

The Philippines said Sunday it had deployed a coast guard ship to challenge Chinese patrol boats attempting to “alter the existing status quo” of the disputed South China Sea.

Beijing claims most of the strategic waterway despite a 2016 international tribunal ruling that went against it, and there have been frequent clashes or tense standoffs between Philippine and Chinese vessels.

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