The Philippines armed forces have expressed concern over the "alarming" increase in the number of Chinese fishing boats seen in contested areas of the South China Sea, including near the Reed Bank, a region rich in natural gas.
(UPDATE) FORTY-EIGHT Chinese fishing vessels have been swarming off Iroquois Reef in the West Philippine Sea, which is well within the Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reported on Friday.
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