Taiwan detected some 37 Chinese aircraft and six navy vessels, while the Philippines found over two dozen Chinese navy vessels in the South China Sea on Friday.
The island responded by dispatching aircraft and naval vessels to monitor the Chinese crafts.
A Chinese navy fleet departs for an upcoming China-Russia joint naval exercise from a military port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 20, 2022. Chinese and Russian navies will hold the joint naval exercise"Joint Sea 2022" in waters east of the sea area from Zhoushan to Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, starting from Dec. 21, according to the Chinese navy.
The plane"received inaudible radio challenges, both in English and Chinese from CCG-5304 [a Chinese vessel] currently continuing to maintain presence in the area," the PCG said in a statement. Reporters aboard the flight said they heard warnings that the plane was"entering the vicinity of Chinese territory" and was requested the leave the area.
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday speaks during an interview with the media at a private hangar in Manila, Philippines, on Feb. 22, 2023. The United States is"committed" to conducting joint maritime patrols with the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, said Gilday as the countries seek to deter Chinese aggression.
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