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The Type 022 missile ship has a two-hull design, can travel at a speed of almost 70 km / h and carries 8 anti-ship missiles and a 6-barreled 30mm cannon similar to Russia’s AK-630 – Screenshot
“We have discovered artificial structures in some entities that belong to the Pagkakaisa group (the way Manila calls the Sinh Ton group of Vietnam – PV). These structures are completely illegal,” said the general. Sobejana testified in an April 1 statement.
“We believe that China built them,” Sobejana told GMA Radio when contacted, but did not specify what artificial structures appeared in the existential cluster entities. The Philippine military chief of staff also did not describe the form or function of these illegal structures.
The finds were recorded during a Philippine patrol on March 30 in the Sinh Ton cluster in Vietnam’s Spratly archipelago. The Philippines conducted air patrols, after 220 Chinese ships were reported to be anchored and lined up in the Ba Dau Rock of Sinh Ton group.
Images taken on March 29 show that the number of Chinese ships at Ba Dau Stone has decreased to 44, but the number of ships at nearby Ken Nan Stone increased to 115. Ba Dau Stone and Ken Nan Stone belong to the Sinh Ton group. from Vietnam.
Also during this patrol, the Philippines discovered that four Chinese naval ships anchored in the Vanh towels were illegally occupied and refurbished by Beijing. Vanh Vai Rock belongs to the Truong Sa archipelago of Vietnam and is only 90 km southeast of Ba Dau Stone.
Image analysis shows that three-quarters of these ships are Type 022 fast attack missile craft, the newspaper Investigator confirmed after seeing a report from the Philippine Government.
The other is a Type 094 class, a large class of PLAN logistics / supply vessels. It is not yet clear whether this is the first time Type 022 ships have arrived at Da Vanh Vai or not.
Illegal Chinese buildings built on Vanh Khan stone in Vietnam’s Spratly Islands – Screenshot
Global times Last year, the Beijing government revealed that the Chinese military is investigating the possibility of taking the Type 022 to remote waters. These warships were then mobilized to participate in a real-time fire exercise in the South China Sea in the same year. Global times do not specify the training area.
Philippine maritime expert Jay Batongbacal warned that Type 022 ships could be used to intimidate and control ships passing through the Spratly Islands. Because it is designed to operate close to shore and possess high speed, according to Mr. Batongbacal, there is a possibility that Vanh Khan will become the garrison for Type 022 ships.
“I will see this as another form of escalation and as part of continuing to expand offensive capacity in the Ring of Waves. Now it is no longer just about strengthening the defense, “said Batongbacal.
Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry has repeatedly asserted that Vietnam has a comprehensive legal basis and historical evidence affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over the two archipelagos of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa, in accordance with international law.
During the press conference on March 25, 2021, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, Le Thi Thu Hang, emphasized that the Chinese fishing vessel at Ba Dau Stone had violated the sovereignty of Vietnam, violating the provisions of the Convention on movements of foreign vessels in national coastal territorial waters and against the Declaration on the Conduct of the Parties in the East Sea (DOC) signed between ASEAN and China.
“Vietnam called on China to stop its violations, respect Vietnam’s sovereignty, goodwill to implement the Convention, strictly comply with the DOC, especially the obligation to stop the situation, not complicate the situation, to create a favorable environment. This facilitates the process of negotiating the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC), contributing to the maintenance of peace, security, stability and legal order at sea in the region, “Ms. Thu Hang emphasized. strong.
