The Philippines claims to have discovered 44 Chinese ships "hovering" in its waters, including a naval ship and a sea police shipEssenceNotReuters reported on Sunday (March 5) that the Philippine Coast Guard stated on March 4 that it was found that these vessels were set up within 12 nautical miles of Zhongyan Island in southern Philippines, of which 42 were "suspected" Chinese maritime militia ships.NotSince then, the Philippines has protested 10 "infringement" of the South China Sea to China, highlighting that the relationship between the two countries in the disputed waters is again nervous.
Zhongye Island is located in the controversial waters of the Nansha Islands.
