🇨🇳 #China Coast Guard 5402, a 98-meter Zhaolai-class patrol ship, conducted another intrusive patrol through 🇻🇳 #Vietnam 's offshore oil & gas fields near Vanguard Bank on 25 April. It was again shadowed by the 56-meter Vietnamese fisheries surveillance vessel Kiem Ngu 278. [🧵1/4]

BREAKING: PH, US agree to work together to counter China's 'information manipulation' in West Philippine Sea, says PH Ambassador to US Jose Manuel Romualdez. Deal was struck during the conclusion of 2-day Bilateral Security Dialogue here in Washington D.C. Manila Bulletin News

Thitu Reefs, Total of 13 China Vessels.
08:11 PM April 25, 2024 PHST

#ThituReefs #MaritimeAwareness #DailyAwareness

Reporter Rik Glauert is embedded with the Philippine Navy as it starts 10 days of exercises at sea with ships from the U.S. and France amid heightened tensions with China in the region.

The Philippines, US, and France start their multilatetal maritime exercise on Thursday off Palawan province in the West Philippine Sea amid heightened tensions between Manila and Beijing in the South China Sea. 🎥: AFP's Western Command

WATCH: Footage, photo taken from the BRP Davao del Sur shows FS Vendemiaire (F-374), USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49), and BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS-16) conducting Division Tactics during the Multilateral Maritime Exercise of Balikatan 2024.

🇺🇸 With my fav people, experts on #IndoPac #security #energy #maritime gathered at Center for Strategic and International Studies CSIS where I shared my legal #lawfare considerations.
#MakingAChange #IndoPac ific #Oceania #FreeWorld #Sovereignty #Democracy 🕊

I have been following news reporting about China-Philippines tension and accusations of Chinese disinformation for some time now. philstar.com/headlines/2023…

My investigation continued over on Facebook and similar TTPs are being used on there. For more proof read the full investigation on my website allsourcechina.com/social-media-i…. I have been working hard on this for a while and I’m pleased to share it with you all now.

🇺🇸🇵🇭 Amphibs Assemble: USS Harper’s Ferry (LSD 49) pulls into Puerto Princesa, Palawan, joining BRP Davao del Sur (LD 602). Alongside USS Somerset (LPD 25), currently in the SCS, the two amphibs will deploy elements of 15th MEU in various littoral exercises during Balikatan 2024.

🚨 The Senate has voted 79-18 to divest TikTok from CCP control.

Onto President Biden’ desk ✍️

RADM (ret) Mike Studeman was the former commander of the Office of Naval Intelligence & director for intelligence (J2) of Indo-Pacific Command, & he will be making an appearance soon on the WSWC about the Indo-Pacific? 👀

4 binge-worthy episodes out now:

XIANG YANG HONG 03 the Chinese ocean research vessel has made its second port call in Male, Maldives after completing another phase of its survey outside the Exclusive Economic Zones of India, Sri Lanka & Maldives

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Headstart: Maritime Security expert Ray Powell on rise in China presence... youtu.be/BuYVH5YtAPI?si… via YouTube

Headstart: Karen Davila talks to US maritime security expert Ray Powell about the increased presence of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea amid the annual Philippine-US 'Balikatan' exercises, and heightening tensions between Manila and Beijing. youtu.be/VCHzn-KSIxA?si…