Doesn’t look like Chinese fishing vessels:
No Chinese signs to be seen.
Here is a fleet of typical Chinese fishing vessels:
Maybe a bit of hype here?:
No Chinese signs to be seen.
It’s a while since I’ve been out in deep water but 200 Chinese fishing boats is a bit on the low side from what I vaguely recall.
Seems like Beijing called them “fishing” boats and the Philippines called them militia boats, which is probably more accurate based on the photos.
Also, here’s a more clear photo of the one you posted where you can see evidence that they’re Chinese vessels:
Photo pulled from this BBC article:South China Sea dispute: Huge Chinese 'fishing fleet' alarms Philippines - BBC News
An update on the situation:
They are obviously terrified at this news.
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