China hit back at Japan for chiming in on the issue and accused it of “acting as a vassal state” of the US.
“It is a pity that some Asian country, which has disputes with China in the East China Sea and is driven by the selfish aim to check China's revitalization, willingly stoops to acting as a strategic vassal of the US,” its embassy in Manila tweeted. Earlier on Tuesday, the US backed the Philippines as it voiced concern over the presence of over 220 ships believed to be manned by Chinese maritime militia spotted near Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea. It supported calls of Philippine officials“The US stands with our ally, the Philippines, regarding concerns about the gathering of PRC maritime militia vessels near Whitsun Reef.
On Wednesday, retired Supreme Court senior associate justice Antonio Carpio warned that the continued presence of hundreds of Chinese vessels near Julian Felipe Reef could be a “prelude" to China occupying another maritime feature in the West Philippine Sea. Carpio – one of the legal minds behind the 2016 Hague ruling the Philippines won against China – said he was “particularly worried” that Beijing was using the same strategy in Julian Felipe Reef as it did when occupying Mischief Reef in 1995.
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