DFA Orders Check On Chinese Vessel Near Reed Bank
CHINESE VESSEL NEAR REED BANK – DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. recently instructed its Asian and Pacific Affairs (ASPAC) to check on a Chinese survey vessel near Reed Bank.
According to ABS-CBN News, Locsin said that he remembers that a permit has been issued to a US survey ship and a French one. This was his react to a tweet by Indo-Pacific News (@indopac_info).
“I know there was permission for a US survey ship, then a French one though I can’t remember when that was from the undiminishing pile of sheets on my table. @DFAPHL ASPAC check on this,”
Indo-Pacific News reported that the vessel named XIANG YANG HONG 14 departed from China on July 22 and arrived in the Reed Bank on August 6.
The news added that there were no opposition from the PH coast guard so far, as usual.
Here is the said tweet:
Based on the report, Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said that the Philippines would not join navies of other countries in in maritime drills in the West Philippine Sea this is due to the fear of raising tension in the area.
This was cited from a standing order by President Rodrigo Duterte.
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