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"The Second Thomas Shoal (#AyunginShoal), Luconia Shoals, Scarborough Shoal (#PanatagShoal), Vanguard Bank, and Thitu Island (#PagAsaIsland) were among the five areas most frequented by Chinese ships in 2022, according to the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (AMTI-CSIS) in Washington, DC."

#China coast guard patrolled #WestPHSea almost every day in 2022 | #SouthChinaSea #MaritimeBorders #Philippines
https://www.rappler.com/nation/china-coast-guard-patrols-presence-west-philippine-sea-2022/

China coast guard patrolled West PH Sea almost every day in 2022

This shows China’s 'determination to assert control over the vast maritime zone within its claimed nine-dash line,' says a US-based think tank

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