China deployed near disputed South China Sea shoal
Images show China moving to block access to a disputed South China Sea shoals. The Philippines is sending its own coast guard and fisheries vessels to support its fishermen, who are frequently driven away by larger Chinese patrols.
The โ presence of four fishing boats, a Chinese naval or coast guard ship and a new floating barrier comes as the Philippines sends its own coast guard and fisheries vessels to support its fishermen, frequently driven away by larger Chinese patrols.