TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. A China Coast Guard ship gets 'dangerously close' – as the Philippine Coast Guard puts it – to a much smaller PCG vessel in the waters near Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, in this photo taken on June 30, 2023. Photo courtesy of PCG MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday disclosed that Chinese fishing vessels were swarming around Iroquois Reef and Sabina Shoal within the country's exclusive economic zone. The military called it 'alarming' and a 'potential threat' to Recto Bank.

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