Südchinesisches Meer

[Erich]

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26 May

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VIETNAM - CHINA
Some 40 Chinese fishing vessels “encircled” Vietnamese fishing boats near the Paracel Islands, some 18 nm from Chinese HAIYANG SHIYOU 981 oil rig … one Chinese vessel rammed a Vietnamese fishing boat which sank.

27 May

PHILIPPINES
The Philippine navy is celebrating its 116th anniversary … celebrations normally held in Manila or Cavite but this time at a naval base in Palawan, at the (disputed with China) South China Sea … President Aquino to attend.
(rmks: certainly also meant to send a signal to China)
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