MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine military challenged a Chinese survey vessel that had encroached into the country’s exclusive economic zone last September, a ranking armed forces official said.
Lt. Gen. Arnulfo Burgos, Northern Luzon Command chief, said previous reports on the presence of a Chinese research ship in Philippine waters were true.
At a press briefing last Wednesday (Dec. 2), Burgos said a Philippine military aircraft was deployed to challenge the Chinese vessel that was found to be 59 nautical miles west of Calayan Island on Sept. 18.
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“We flew over and then we challenged the ship and it responded,” …
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