Philippine Coast Guard "Chases Off" Unauthorized Chinese Research Operation

DFA rejects China's claim over Batanes waters

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday, October 2, "firmly and strongly" rejected China's claim that it has sovereign rights and jurisdiction in waters off Batanes, affirming that Manila never allowed a Chinese research ship to carry out studies there.

DFA rejects China’s claim over Batanes

MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) asserted that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) was conducting a lawful enforcement operation along the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), rejecting China’s assertions of sovereign rights over waters off Batanes.This comes after the Chinese research vessel Jia Hai Ke 7 on Thursday was detected operating approximately 37 nautical miles northwest of Itbayat, Batanes.The Chinese embas…

DFA strongly rejects China's claim over Batanes waters

DFA strongly rejects China's claim over Batanes waters

Philippine Coast Guard "Chases Off" Unauthorized Chinese Research Operation

The Philippine Coast Guard reported Monday that it had "disrupted" and chased off a Chinese vessel that was conducting unauthorized research within th...

PCG: China research vessel forced to exit Batanes waters

The Chinese research vessel Jia Hai Ke 7 is spotted about 69 kilometers northwest of Itbayat, Batanes. —Photo from the Philippine Coast Guard MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday said it was able to force a Chinese research vessel to leave an area it had occupied for four days off Batanes and within the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The Jia Hai Ke 7 relocated from a spot 69 kilometers northwest of Itbaya…

Chinese Embassy, bumwelta sa naging aksyon ng PCG sa Batanes

Mariing kinondena ng Embahada ng Tsina ang Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) dahil sa umano’y panggigipit sa isang Chinese research vessel na nagsasagawa ng operasyon sa mga karagatang saklaw ng hurisdiksyon ng Beijing. Giit ng Tsina, ang operasyon ng kanilang barko ay alinsunod sa UNCLOS at pandaigdigang batas, habang ang ginawa ng Pilipinas ay lumalabag sa […]