Philippines sends largest ship, aircraft to drive away Chinese vessel in waters near Taiwan
The PCG said the privately owned vessel was conducting unauthorized marine scientific research and raising concerns over undersea cable security.
- On Monday, the Philippine Coast Guard accused a Chinese research vessel of spoofing its location while loitering off Batanes, the country's northernmost island group near Taiwan, saying its movements were consistent with unauthorized marine scientific research.
- Waters off Batanes and the Luzon Strait host key submarine cable corridors linking the Philippines with Northeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific, with Itbayat lying about 160 km from Taiwan, raising concerns the vessel was investigating subsea cables.
- Tracking data revealed the 2,000-ton, 70-meter survey ship, identified as Jia Hai Ke 7, broadcast false Automatic Identification System positions showing impossible movement from Xiamen to Papua New Guinea to northwest Itbayat, marking the first time PCG monitored this vessel type.
- The vessel ignored repeated Philippine Coast Guard radio challenges to identify its intentions and held position rather than transiting, prompting authorities to commit continued monitoring through capabilities shared with the Armed Forces of the Philippines across Batanes locations.
- Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson, characterized the spoofing as deliberate deception to prevent international challenges to Chinese operations, while Chinese scholars at Jinan University have previously claimed Batanes belonged to China, adding diplomatic complexity.
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Philippine Coast Guard Confronts Chinese Research Vessel
Last Updated on October 2, 2026 by Jeff Tomas MANILA – The Philippine Coast Guard recently confronted a Chinese research ship loitering in strategically important northern waters. This tense maritime standoff occurred near the Batanes islands, a vital archipelago located between Luzon and Taiwan. Manila quickly deployed its largest coastguard ship, the BRP Teresa Magbanua, […] <p>The post Philippine Coast Guard Confronts Chinese Research Vessel …
Philippines Drives Away Chinese Research Ship in Waters Near Taiwan
A Philippine Coast Guard rigid-hull inflatable boat circles the Chinese research ship JIA HAI KE 7 off Batanes, Philippines, on Oct. 1, 2026. The Philippine vessel is attempting to drive the Chinese ship out of Manila's exclusive economic zone. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard)
The Philippine Coast Guard said on Thursday (October 1) that it successfully drove away a Chinese research vessel operating in the northern waters of the Batanes province, near Taiwan, by deploying one of its largest vessels and an aircraft.
Manila sends largest ship to challenge Chinese ship
The Philippine Coast Guard yesterday said it has deployed its largest vessel and an aircraft to challenge a Chinese research ship operating off northern Batanes near Taiwan, adding that a Chinese coast guard vessel had also moved in.The Philippine operation “disrupted the vessel’s unauthorized marin
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