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On April 30th, several China Coast Guard (CCG) and China Maritime Militia (CMM) vessels intercepted one Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship and one Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel during their patrol near Scarborough Shoal (Bajo De Masinloc). The Philippine vessels’ mission was to distribute food and fuel to the Philippine fishermen operating in and around the...

Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commodore Jay Tarriela held a press conference on Monday, April 29th, urging people to fight misinformation about the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) posted online by "Chinese trolls." “Since we started this transparency from February until now, the mere fact that the Chinese government is intensifying information operations means we are very effective," Tarriela...

Pakistan plans to purchase 10 more Caihong-4 (CH-4) Medium Altitude, Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), costing an estimated 24 million USD. Further details, such as variants or the date of the sale, are not currently known. The CH-4s sent to Pakistan could be outfitted with the superior turbocharged, four-stroke Lark HLE engine with 150 horsepower. The Lark HLE could also contain...

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 20th Central Committee's Politburo announced that the 3rd Plenum will be held in July, on April 30th. The Politburo made the announcement during a meeting it held to discuss China’s current economic situation and deliberated on a document regarding measures and policies for advancing high quality integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta. The Plenary’s initial...

At approximately 2020 EST on April 29th, 2024, Chinese Coast Guard and Maritime Militia ships took up blocking positions as Philippine Coast Guard Ship BRP Bagacay and Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessel BRP Datu Bangkaw approached Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. By 2200 EST, Chinese state-owned media and Coast Guard spokespersons began to claim that...