Philippines has set a "red line" for China at Scarborough Shoal: If China tries to turn it into an artificial island, it will be met with strong resistance. This is a clear warning from Philippine government that any construction in the area is unacceptable.

If China can get away with attacking food missions today, what’s off-limits tomorrow? Civilians are no longer spared. They are making the message well and clear that in their eyes, presence equals provocation.

China knows exactly what it’s doing. It bullies small nations in plain sight, betting no one will call it out. This wasn’t an accident. It was a message: “We decide who moves in these water- law or no law.” And the worst part is that they think they can get away with it.

No one entered China’s waters. No one crossed their border. These were Filipinos bringing food to their own fishermen. But that didn’t stop them. Because to China, facts don’t matter, only control does.

This video, filmed by a Filipino during a civilian resupply mission in the West Philippine Sea, shows who’s really destroying peace: China. Even a boatload of rice and water is treated as a threat if it dares sail through waters they falsely claim @defend_north @BRPSierraMadre

RT @robertavila888: @NTayachewe12 Indonesia navy, sink them all!

RT @Keen_Sentinel: To the DDS and pro-China bloggers out there, it is not only the Philippines that is standing up against China’s unlawful….

If China can violate Indonesia’s EEZ, a country with no formal dispute, it can do it to anyone. The South China Sea isn’t China’s private lake. It’s time ASEAN stops tiptoeing and calls this what it is: illegal, aggressive, and unacceptable.

Indonesia doesn’t even recognize a dispute, because there isn’t one. China just shows up uninvited, imposes its own rules, and dares others to react. It’s not about maritime claims anymore. It’s about control and testing who will push back.

North Natuna Sea lies within Indonesia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), clearly defined under UNCLOS. There are no grounds for a dispute here. Yet China keeps sending vessels, claiming “historic rights” that were thrown out by an international tribunal in 2016.

This video was posted by the official account of an Indonesian Coast Guard. You can clearly hear Indonesian officers telling China Coast Guard they are not permitted in the North Natuna Sea and that the nine-dash line violates international law. As usual, China ignores it.

Understanding this shadow force is critical. What appears as fishing disputes are actually strategic moves in Beijing’s broader plan to dominate the South China Sea without firing a single shot.

China’s maritime militia operates as a paramilitary force, not fishermen. Their goal is to push out legitimate fishers & enforce China's territorial claims through violence. Yet, by posing as fishermen during the day, their actions remain deniable and disconnected from the state.

Their manuevers makes it clear that it was not an accident, it was a deliberate & reckless act of intimidation. Large, ship-sized Chinese militia vessels use force to terrorize smaller Filipino fishermen just trying to live their lives.

In 2019, a Filipino fisherman sketched the Chinese vessel that rammed their boat at Reed Bank. He described it as a ship-sized vessel that first hit the front of their boat, then maneuvered to ram them again. Vessel’s color matches those used by China’s maritime militia.

What’s shocking is how openly China uses these tactics. No attempts to hide the role of the coast guard within the militia. It’s a bold power play showing they feel untouchable, daring the world to call them out while they escalate tensions unchecked.

Maritime militia blurs the line between civilian & military, allowing China to escalate tensions while dodging responsibility. This isn’t grassroots fishing. It’s state-sponsored intimidation on the high seas, designed to bully and dominate.

These aren’t ordinary fishermen trying to make a living. They’re part of a state-backed force disguised as civilians but fully integrated with official coast guard operations. It’s a deliberate tactic to claim and control disputed waters without accountability. .

This is Chinese maritime militia captured near Sabina Shoal. Inside those boats, China Coast Guard officers mingle, share meals & coordinate with them openly. Need more proof tha “maritime militia” is just another arm of China’s maritime bullies? @defend_north

China plays the victim, but they’re the ones crossing lines. Meanwhile, fishermen from nearby countries just want to fish in waters they legally own. They face constant harassment from Chinese ships. That’s the real story.

This is China’s slow takeover tactic by using force disguised as “law enforcement” to push its claims. The world can’t keep looking away. What we’re seeing isn’t diplomacy. It’s a power play and it must be called out.