Chinese vessels once again harassed and attempted to block Philippine ships on a resupply mission en route to Ayungin, or Second Thomas Shoal, in the West Philippine Sea on Wednesday, but the Filipinos were able to complete their mission, officials said. Two wooden boats used by the Philippine Navy delivered fresh provisions to the BRP Sierra Madre, a grounded warship that serves as a military outpost in the shoal, “despite attempts by a significant number of China Coast Guard (CCG) and Chinese maritime militia vessels to block, harass and interfere,” the National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) said on Wednesday evening.

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