Philippines Drives Away Chinese Research Ship in Waters Near Taiwan
Philippine authorities say the Chinese vessel spent four days conducting ocean research without permission near the country’s northernmost province.
The Philippines deployed its largest Coast Guard vessel and an aircraft on October 1 to remove a Chinese research ship from waters near Batanes. The Chinese vessel, JIA HAI KE 7, had been present for four days within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone without authorization, conducting marine scientific research. Batanes, the northernmost province, is located in the Luzon Strait, between the main Philippine island and Taiwan.
- The Philippines used its largest Coast Guard vessel and an aircraft to expel a Chinese research ship.
- The incident occurred on October 1 in waters near Batanes, close to Taiwan.
- The Chinese research ship, JIA HAI KE 7, stayed for four days within the Philippine exclusive economic zone.
- The ship was reportedly conducting marine scientific research without permission from Manila.
- Batanes is the northernmost province of the Philippines, situated in the Luzon Strait.
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