Philippines accuses Chinese vessel of spoofing location in northern waters
The coast guard said the 2,000-ton survey ship ignored radio challenges and may have gathered data near submarine cable corridors.
- 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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PCG flags AIS spoofing by Chinese research vessel off Batanes
THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday flagged possible AIS spoofing by a Chinese research vessel detected loitering inside the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off Itbayat, Batanes, after it failed to respond to repeated radio challenges.The PCG said its Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) flight visually confirmed the presence of JIA HAI KE 7 38 nautical miles northwest of Itbayat.The vessel was challenged several times by the PCG over …
Philippines accuses Chinese vessel of spoofing location in northern waters
The Philippine coast guard on Monday accused a Chinese research vessel of falsifying its position data while sailing off the northernmost island group of Batanes, close to Taiwan, in what authorities said was an unauthorized marine scientific research operation.
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