MANILA, Philippines — Hundreds of Chinese vessels which sailed away from Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef after a series of diplomatic protests from Manila never left the waters within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Philippines, a US-based research company reported recently.
In its May 24 report, Simularity, which analyzes satellite data, said most of these ships were spotted on the Philippine EEZ side of the Tizard Bank, around 25 kilometers north of Pagkakaisa (Union) Banks and Reefs.
Using satellite data from the European Space Agency, Simularity tracked the more than 200 Chinese fishing vessels, believed to be part of China’s maritime militia. They were fo…
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