The Philippines released a photo of the Chinese Communist Party’s maritime militia stationed at Niuyu Reef.
In addition to the situation in the Taiwan Strait, the situation in the South China Sea has also been in the spotlight recently. The Philippine government last week released photos showing six “fishing boats” suspected of belonging to the Chinese Communist Party’s “People’s Armed Marine Militia” assembled at Whitsun Reef in the South China Sea, in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. According to U.S. military experts, the six boats seen last week have been in one place for weeks like this, especially when the weather is suitable for fishing elsewhere, making their uneconomical practices even more suspicious. (By Derek Fong)
Ryan D. Martinson, a researcher at the U.S. Naval War College’s China Maritime Institute, and Andrew S. Erickson, a professor at the U.S. Naval War College’s China Maritime Institute, write jointly in the latest issue of Foreign Policy that their prolonged stay at Bull Yoke Reef The “standby” at Bull Yoke Reef means only one thing: they deliberately want to stay here. They note that the Chinese Communist Party does sometimes pay ordinary fishermen to wander the disputed waters, but given the intense global interest in Bull Yoke Reef, it seems more likely that the Communist Party will turn to “professionals. The article suggests that these “fishermen” are undoubtedly members of the “People’s Armed Marine Militia.
According to photos released by the Philippine government, two of the “fishing boats” docked at Niuyue Reef are “Yue Xinhui Fishing 60138” and “Yue Xinhui Fishing 60139”. The second and third word “Xinhui” means they are registered in Xinhui District, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province. (The last word “fish” means they are classified as “fishing boats”.
The article argues that from these two vessels alone, valuable new information can be obtained about the activities of the “People’s Armed Maritime Militia” in the South China Sea: its mode of operation (including the frequency and duration of deployment), government support for operations in the Spratlys Islands (heavily subsidized fuel), and the main “People’s Armed Maritime Militia” unit (Xinhui District, Jiangmen City).
Recently more than 200 Chinese ships recently assembled in the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone, located in the South China Sea, at Ngau Yoke Reef (Whitsun Reef). Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, who on April 4 criticized the Chinese Communist Party’s attempts to occupy more space in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, reiterated his demand that “militia vessels controlled by the Chinese government” leave immediately.
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