China's ships need to leave the West Philippine Sea, according to NGOs
China's ships need to leave the West Philippine Sea, according to NGOs Militant organizations demanded on Tuesday that China renounce its claims to islands based on false sovereignty and remove its ships from the West Philippine Sea (WPS). During a demonstration in front of the Chinese consulate in Makati City, at least 150 representatives from various cause-oriented organizations made the call in opposition to Beijing's aggression against Filipino fishermen in Panatag Shoal and other regions of the nation's 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone, or EEZ. Speaking on behalf of Pilipinong Nagkakaisa para sa Soberanya, Antonio Tinio stated that China should remove all of its ships—including its coast guard, navy, and maritime militia—from the nation's territorial seas. "We demand that they take down the military installations they have erected in our waterways on man-made reefs. This is essential to reducing regional tensions, he declared in a statement. Accordin