Posted on 03/31/2021 11:22:23 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19
A Philippine military plane with local journalists on board ignored repeated radio warnings to "stay away" and "leave immediately" on Tuesday as it flew low over contested reefs near where Chinese vessels were moored in the South China Sea.
The incident occurred as hundreds of Chinese vessels believed to be manned by militias in the South China Sea have spread to a wider area, the Philippines said on Wednesday, defying its demand for the flotilla to be withdrawn immediately.
Marine Major General Edgard Arevalo, spokesman for the Philippines' armed forces, dismissed Tuesday's warnings that came from Chinese military outposts on occupied artificial reefs in the disputed waterway and said that the military overflights would continue, telling This Week In Asia "We regularly conduct air and naval patrols aside from other relevant measures to ensure maritime situational awareness. And if I may, those challenges have been customary". "Our reply is likewise customary: 'this is a Philippine government aircraft conducting a routine maritime patrol over the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ). We are proceeding according to our planned route'," he said.
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Patrols. Give them an f for the day.
How soon before the Philippines is inviting the US military back?
They would be foolish to do so, as we have no president now.
Biden just called a lid, so everyone has to freeze in place.
What in the world is a disputed Leef?
Anybody remember Costa Rica during the Sandinistas? Their president may have won the Nobel Peace prize for his negotiations that came at the expense of US interests. Costa Rica had no military. They did’t need one as long as the US was there. Dutarte bitch slapped us as a target of opportunity. Should there be (non)payback?
Disputed Leef = fight over cannabis
Patrol? I can see patrols if your government is still asserting sovereignty, but it seems like you’ve thrown in the towel on that question. So why waste the fuel, aircraft and potentially lives?
Smiple.
It is a Leef that people cannot agree on.
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