Chinese warships in Bajo de Masinloc ‘steep escalation’–national security exec

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A SENIOR National Security Council (NSC) official on Thursday called China’s deployment of warships along with other maritime forces to harass Philippine vessels in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) on Wednesday as a "steep escalation.

Also taking part in the harassment were PLAN vessels with bow numbers 500 and 571.

We do not want to be sending signals to China that they can do what they want simply because we do not want to escalate,” Malaya said.

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Author / Journalist: Rex Anthony Naval

Category: BusinessStartups

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Topics: Philippine Malaya Ships Want Bajo Masinloc Vessels Plan Actions Maritime China

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Published On: 2024-12-05 @ 11:39:56 (2 weeks ago)

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