Jiahaike was expelled by the Philippines seven times and moved to the Luzon Strait under the escort of two Chinese Coast Guard ships
Quick Look
- The Chinese scientific research vessel Jiahai Keqi lingered in the waters of the Batanes Islands in the northern Philippines for many days and was driven away by the Philippines.
- It was escorted by two Chinese Coast Guard ships and moved north to the Luzon Strait.
- Taiwan and the Philippines Coast Guard met in this area to monitor the movements of Chinese ships.
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Why It Matters
The Jiahai Keqi is a Chinese research vessel that has recently been operating in the waters of the Batanes Islands in the northern Philippines. The Philippines claimed that it entered the exclusive economic zone to conduct marine scientific research without applying. It suspected that the motive was impure and accused it of forging AIS ship positions to hide its whereabouts.
"Jiahaike 7" was expelled by the Philippines and moved to the Luzon Strait under the escort of two Chinese Coast Guard ships
Taiwan and the Philippines patrol vessels were in the high seas near the southern waters of Taiwan at the end of last month. Because each other wanted to monitor the movements of the Chinese scientific research ship "Jiahai Ke 7" operating in nearby waters and the two Chinese Coast Guard ships assisting in the cover, they were also present in the waters. At that time, Taiwan's Taichung Ship, Tainan Ship and 100-ton patrol boat, and the Philippine Coast Guard "BRP Teresa Magbanua" (BRP Teresa Magbanua) met due to their respective tasks of monitoring Chinese ships.
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The Coast Guard emphasized yesterday that ships are regularly deployed in the waters surrounding Taiwan. This is a routine patrol by coast guard ships in the waters south of Eluanbi to fully monitor the dynamics of China Coast Guard ships and scientific research vessels to ensure my country's sovereignty and maritime security.
Coast Guard: Ensure our sovereignty and maritime security
After being driven away by the Philippines after lingering in the waters of the Batanes Islands in the northern Philippines for many days, the Chinese scientific research ship "Jiahai Keqi" moved north to the Luzon Strait, accompanied by two Chinese coast guard ships 2503 and 14608.
On the evening of the 2nd, Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Tauriela also disclosed on Facebook that while the Philippine Coast Guard's largest patrol ship "Magbanua" continued to monitor the "Jiahaike 7" and two Chinese Coast Guard ships on the 2nd, three Taiwan Coast Guard ships also appeared in the waters to monitor Chinese ships.
Tariela emphasized that the presence of other law enforcement vessels showed that concerns about "Jiahai Ke 7" are no longer limited to the Philippines. The ship stayed in the waters passing through the key submarine cable corridor for four days and also faked the position of the Automatic Identification System (AIS) to hide its whereabouts. The security of undersea communication facilities in the Luzon Strait is of vital importance to the entire region.
He also criticized Beijing's dispatch of two coast guard ships to escort a so-called private research vessel all the way to the outer edge of the Philippines' exclusive economic zone, which once again proved that the vessel was not acting independently. "The government's law enforcement fleet will not escort commercial survey vessels unless their mission is to serve national interests."
Philippines: China sends coast guard to prove service to the country
It is reported that the "Jiahai Ke 7" began operating near the Batanes Islands in the northern Philippines at the end of last month. Since the Philippines has never received an application for the ship to conduct marine scientific research in the exclusive economic waters of the Philippines, nor has it granted relevant permission, and believes that the motive is not pure, the Philippine Coast Guard dispatched the coast guard "Magbanua" and the "Islander" patrol aircraft to conduct monitoring and eviction missions. The Chinese Coast Guard Ship 2503 appeared to cover it, and friction between the two sides increased.
The "Jiahai Ke 7" then moved north from the Batanes Islands in the northern Philippines, sailing towards the Luzon Strait on the outer edge of the Philippines' exclusive economic zone. Since this sea area is very close to the southern waters of Taiwan's Eluanbi, the Coast Guard immediately dispatched two ships and one ship to perform regular patrols and monitoring duties in order to fully control the movements of the Chinese Coast Guard ships and scientific research ships. There was also a situation where Taiwan and the Philippines' coast guard ships met at the same time.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Philippines will continue to monitor and may again expel Chinese scientific research vessels that enter its exclusive economic waters without permission
Likely · Within weeks
The Taiwan Coast Guard will maintain routine patrols in Taiwan’s southern waters and Eluanbi waters to monitor the movements of Chinese ships.
Very likely · Ongoing
Open Questions
- What are the specific scientific research tasks of Jiahai Keqi in this operation?
- Does the Chinese coast guard ship's escort of private research vessels comply with international maritime regulations?
- Will a normalized monitoring mechanism be established for this meeting between Taiwan and the Philippines’ maritime patrol vessels?
