The ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ (๐๐๐) drove away ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก (๐๐๐) ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ conducted by a ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ during a Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) flight on 17 May 2026 in the ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ-2 ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฒ-3 ๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ -๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐.
On May 16, the ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐-๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ 33, an advanced oceanographic survey vessel capable of supporting submersible craft and conducting comprehensive marine ecological surveys, bathymetric mapping, and deep-sea data collection, which was being ๐๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ 5101 ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ 5309.
“The said Chinese Coast Guard vessels deployed rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs) and rubber boats where Chinese personnel were observed landing and conducting illegal activities on Cay-2 before proceeding to Cay-3,” the PCG said.
The PCG added that there was ๐ง๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ, as international law mandates that ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐.
