The Philippines has inaugurated a new Coast Guard station designed in part to monitor China's activities in disputed waters of the South China Sea.
The facility is located on Pag-asa Island, also known as Thitu. It is the largest territory controlled by the Philippines in the Spratly Islands.
The Philippine Coast Guard says an inauguration ceremony on Friday was attended by high-ranking officials including National Security Adviser Eduardo Ano.
The new facility replaces another that was destroyed by a typhoon in 2021. It features radar and ship-tracking equipment to monitor maritime activities and accidents.
China has constructed an artificial island about 25 kilometers away on Subi reef. Gun batteries and military-grade runways stretching about 3,000 meters are said to have been built there over the past eight years.
The facility is located on Pag-asa Island, also known as Thitu. It is the largest territory controlled by the Philippines in the Spratly Islands.
The Philippine Coast Guard says an inauguration ceremony on Friday was attended by high-ranking officials including National Security Adviser Eduardo Ano.
The new facility replaces another that was destroyed by a typhoon in 2021. It features radar and ship-tracking equipment to monitor maritime activities and accidents.
China has constructed an artificial island about 25 kilometers away on Subi reef. Gun batteries and military-grade runways stretching about 3,000 meters are said to have been built there over the past eight years.
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Philippines inaugurates new Coast Guard station on Pag-asa Island (Thitu), largest territory in Spratly Islands. The station, destroyed by typhoon in 2021, has radar and ship-tracking equipment to monitor maritime activities and accidents. This station aims to monitor China's activities in
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20231202_04/
Date: Dec. 2, 2023
Created: 2023/12/02 07:00
Updated: 2025/12/08 20:45
Last Read: 2023/12/02 14:18