
Diplomacy
Philippine Coast Guard Challenges Chinese Research Vessel Off Batanes
The Philippine Coast Guard deployed its largest vessel and an aircraft to challenge a Chinese research ship, JIA HAI KE 7, allegedly conducting unauthorized marine scientific research within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone near Batanes. The situation escalated with the intervention of a Chinese Coast Guard vessel.
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