Chinese ships play shell game, remain in West Philippine Sea despite protests –AMTI Chinese militia ships continue to flock to the West Philippine Sea despite diplomatic protests by the Philippine government, the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) said Saturday. In its latest report, the AMTI said that “recent imagery shows that the number of ships at Iroquois [Reef] has fallen since the Philippine protest, but it also suggests that many of those vessels likely headed back to Union Banks, where numbers are now reaching the levels seen in March.” “This is evidence of the Chinese militia’s shell game in the...