Mainland Chinese research ship spotted near Taiwan’s largest naval base
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A mainland Chinese research ship has sailed close to a key Taiwanese naval base, marking its second appearance near the island in recent months. The Tong Ji, a 2,000-tonne scientific research vessel operated by Tongji University in Shanghai, was spotted 28 nautical miles (52km) southwest of Liuchiu, an island also known as Lamay, on Friday morning, according to the Taiwanese authorities. The island sits off the southwest coast of Taiwan, close to the city of Kaohsiung and Zuoying, the...A mainland Chinese research ship has sailed close to a key Taiwanese naval base, marking its third appearance near the island since May. The Tong Ji is a 2,000-tonne scientific research vessel operated by Tongji University in Shanghai. It was spotted 28 nautical miles (52km) southwest of Liuqiu, an island also known as Lamay, on Friday morning, according to the Taiwanese authorities. Liuqiu sits off the southwest coast of Taiwan’s main island, close to the city of Kaohsiung – home to Taiwan’s...
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A mainland Chinese research ship has sailed close to a key Taiwanese naval base, marking its third appearance near the island since May. The Tong Ji is a 2,000-tonne scientific research vessel operated by Tongji University in Shanghai. It was spotted 28 nautical miles (52km) southwest of Liuqiu, an island also known as Lamay, on Friday morning, according to the Taiwanese authorities. Liuqiu sits off the southwest coast of Taiwan’s main island, close to the city of Kaohsiung – home to Taiwan’s...