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China’s statement confirms every fact the PCG reported. It admits that a Chinese research vessel was operating near Hubo Reef, Escoda Shoal, and Katimugan Bank, with PLA Navy and China Coast Guard vessels nearby. The only dispute is over who has the right to be there, and international law has already settled that.

On Point I: “Nansha Qundao” and “sovereign rights over the relevant waters” 1. China cannot enclose the Spratlys as a single unit. The 2016 Arbitral Award rejected archipelagic or straight …

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The presence of TAN SUO YI HAO is not an isolated incident. In recent weeks, the PCG has responded to Chinese research vessel JIA HAI KE 7 operating northwest of Itbayat, Batanes, and to Chinese Maritime Militia Vessel 9622 and its 22 sampans conducting unauthorized fishing within the territorial sea of Kota Island in the Kalayaan Island Group, which the PCG repelled on 09 October 2026. Prior to these, Chinese survey vessel HAIYANG DIZHI SHIHAO loitered off Bajo de Masinloc for nearly a month.

“These are not isolated incidents. China is orchestrating the use of fishing vessels and marine scientific research vessels in multiple areas of our maritime domain to thinly spread our operational …