3/ The FBI announced charges against five PRC nationals who were caught near a US military base in August 2023 during annual exercises. The China Coast Guard (CCG) fired water cannons at Philippine civilian vessels completing a resupply mission at Scarborough Shoal.

4/ Vietnam accused PRC law enforcement of attacking ten Vietnamese fishermen near the Paracel Islands. The PRC aims to defend its control over the maritime features it administers and deny other states the ability to extract resources in areas it claims.