CHINA indeed sent vessels around an atoll in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) to tow a grounded Filipino fishing vessel, an action reported earlier as occupation of an island near Palawan, a military official confirmed on Friday.

According to Capt. Cherryl Tindog, spokesman for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command, it was a Chinese rescue and salvage ship, not Chinese Coast Guard boat, that was spotted towing a grounded Filipino fishing vessel at the Quirino (Jackson) Atoll on February 22.

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