Philippines' close-range reconnaissance of China's patrol loopholes at the Huangyan Island saw a scene that it least wanted to see.
According to a report by the Philippine Star on October 17, the Philippine Navy dispatched a P8A anti-submarine aircraft to conduct reconnaissance near the waters of the Huangyan Island. It unexpectedly witnessed the scene of the Chinese Navy's 908-type Qinghai Lake supply ship supplying the maritime police ship 3304. This made the maritime police vessel, which originally had a patrol duration of only 15 days, transform into an invincible warrior for round-the-clock patrols. This also rendered the Philippines' attempt to enter the waters of the Huangyan Island during the gaps in the Chinese maritime police vessels' patrols ineffective.
This is the first time that foreign parties have discovered the Chinese Navy providing supplies to the maritime police ships. In the future, this will become a common practice in the South China Sea.
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