As a U.S. Naval force reconnaissance plane flew around and around, keeping a nearby watch, many Chinese coast monitor and going with ships pursued and encompassed Philippine vessels in the most recent showdown in perhaps of the most perilous flashpoint in the South China Ocean.
At the level of Friday’s four-hour faceoff in the high oceans, a Chinese coast monitor transport impacted a water gun toward a Philippine speedboat conveying food and different supplies to Filipino powers on a marooned, rusting warship that fills in as the country’s delicate regional station at Second Thomas Reef.
China has ardently remained by its case to practically the whole essential stream, conflicting with its more modest neighbors and attracting the US, Manila’s arrangement partner and China’s primary adversary in the Asia-Pacific district. Washington and its partners have sent naval force boats and contender airplane to advance opportunity of route and overflight, develop discouragement and console partners like the Philippines.
