Chinese troops drive away fishing vessels from disputed waters

Chinese troops drive away fishing vessels from disputed waters

Source: rfa

9/12/2022

Chinese troops drive away fishing vessels from disputed waters

A newly emerged Chinese military video shows how People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops on China-occupied islands in the South China Sea have been driving away fishing vessels from neighboring countries despite a tribunal ruling against Chinese claims.

State-run national military channel CCTV-7 reported on Monday that during last weekend’s Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, soldiers stationed on Mischief Reef, an artificial island that China has occupied since 1994, “successfully” warned away an unidentified foreign fishing boat from surrounding waters.