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.
TL;DR
- 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.