Philippines Escorts Chinese Research Vessel out of EEZ, Unlike Australia and NZ

The Philippine Coast Guard has escorted a CCP research vessel out of its EEZ, in stark contrast to NZ, which invited one in, and Australia, which ignored it.

The Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua patrols territorial waters to intercept a Chinese Communist Party research vessel, on Feb. 26, 2022. Government of the Philippines

The Philippines has shown a different attitude to the presence of a CCP research vessel in its territorial waters than Australia and New Zealand in March this year with its coastguard escorting the ship out of its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

The Tan Suo 3 was first detected illegally conducting marine scientific research about 92 nautical miles (nm) (171 kilometres) off Burgos, Ilocos Norte, on May 1. It is believed to have been undertaking deep-sea mapping to support the People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) submarine operations.