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Philippines Accuses Chinese Navy Ship of 'Alarming' Radar ...
The radar lock incident near Sabina Shoal highlights rising tensions in the West Philippine Sea amid China's territorial claims and Philippine patrols inside its exclusive economic zone.
- On March 7, a Chinese navy ship aimed its fire-control radar at BRP Miguel Malvar near Sabina Shoal, the Armed Forces of the Philippines called the action 'alarming' and 'provocative'.
- China's broad South China Sea claims run against a 2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling, and Beijing's expanding maritime presence inside Manila's EEZ has prompted increased defense spending and deeper ties with the United States.
- Ship logs show the Chinese vessel bore bow number 622; the BRP Miguel Malvar issued a radio challenge calling the behaviour unprofessional before the Chinese ship stowed its fire-control radar.
- The AFP said its ships will continue lawful maritime patrols, as fire-control radar locking is seen as a serious escalation amid increased defence spending and regional security efforts.
- Philippine officials note interference intensifying since at least 2024 around Escoda Shoal, ahead of next month's expanded Balikatan exercises involving U.S. and Philippine forces.
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Philippines slams China’s radar targeting of Navy ship in West Philippine Sea
The Philippines said a Chinese naval vessel directed its fire control radar toward a Navy ship during a patrol in the West Philippine Sea earlier this month, in what it described as a “provocative” maritime encounter.
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Chinese ship targets BRP Miguel Malvar with fire-control radar
MANILA, Philippines — A Chinese warship aimed its fire-control radar at the Philippine Navy’s BRP Miguel Malvar while it patrolled near Escoda (Sabina) Shoal earlier this month, an action Manila called “alarming and provocative.” Philippine Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, said the incident occurred on March 7 while the BRP Miguel Malvar was conducting a maritime patrol within the country’s exclusive…
·Manila, Philippines (the)
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