Tensions rise in the South China Sea as the USS Gabrielle Giffords allegedly enters waters near China's Ren'ai Jiao, prompting the Chinese military to monitor and warn the ship. The Philippines accuses China of 'swarming' Julian Felipe Reef, with at least 135 Chinese militia ships seen in the West Philippine Sea. Additionally, Japanese islanders express concerns about a potential refugee crisis if China attacks Taiwan, as Tokyo lacks a plan to aid Taiwanese fleeing an attack.
Residents on a Japanese island close to Taiwan are worried they would be unable to cope with an influx of refugees if conflict between Taiwan and China broke out. Yonaguni Island's officials say their plea for help to the Tokyo government went unheard https://t.co/p8KJX7FIb5 https://t.co/KKTyeb6KrU
Residents of Japan’s Yonaguni Island worry about a possible refugee crisis if China attacks the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory https://t.co/p8KJX7FIb5 https://t.co/UOtbXWkjC4
In interviews with @Reuters, Japanese officials and residents said hundreds, if not thousands of refugees could try to reach Yonaguni, Japan's westernmost inhabited island, in boats if China attacked Taiwan. Tokyo, they said, has no plan to deal with them https://t.co/cjZm00cLTm
Japan's frontier islanders decry lack of plan to aid Taiwanese fleeing attack https://t.co/9Zj2OXa2eP https://t.co/vc8gykDICI
"#SouthChinaSea is the #1 contested waterway in the 🌎. #China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines & Taiwan all have competing claims. But none pursue them as belligerently as China...Manila released new footage of 🇨🇳vessels twice colliding w/🇵🇭 ships" https://t.co/Ra7whk6nM3
The Philippines accuses China of 'swarming' reef off its coast. Here's what to know https://t.co/JLMCwanxsZ
The tiny population of an island in the South China Sea is on the front line of the Philippines’s efforts to fend off China’s growing control over the strategic waterway. Photos by Rosem Morton with support from @IWMF. https://t.co/INlaNzAydo https://t.co/INlaNzAydo
#Chinese militia ships swarm Julian Felipe Reef in West Philippine Sea At least 135 Chinese militia ships were seen “swarming” Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef in the West Philippine Sea during a patrol by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Saturday. Separate patrols carried out… https://t.co/WJR6SM50Rm https://t.co/zW3irPljal
USS Gabrielle Giffords illegally entered the waters near China's Ren'ai Jiao on Monday, and the Chinese military has organized naval forces to closely monitor and warn the ship. The PLA is on high alert and firmly defends national sovereignty and security as well as peace and… https://t.co/Snf1KaxdTi https://t.co/yrZ8mcgKvi