Chinese cutters, small boats and aircraft blocked a Philippine scientific research mission to the South China Sea features of Sand Cay on Friday, according to Philippine officials. BRP Datu Pagbuaya (MMOV-3003) and BRP Datu Bankaw (MMOV-3004), two 170-ton offshore patrol vessels from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, were interdicted by China Coast Guard cutters 4106, 5103 and 4202 on the way to Sand Cay. The several thousand-ton Chinese white hulls blocked the Philippine civilian vessels, which were designed to support fishing missions and scientific efforts in the country’s exclusive economic zone. Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson, described
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