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In the final days of May, a Chinese research vessel ventured 74 kilometres into Palau’s waters and reportedly spent 14 hours moving slowly through the island nation’s maritime zone. With a bow built to push through a metre of Arctic sea ice, the 89-metre icebreaker, Ji Di, might have looked out of place in the warm waters of the North Pacific. Exactly what it was doing remains unclear to Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr. “Their research vessels come into our EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) uninvited and do whatever they want,” he said. Launched in 2024, the Ji Di was designed…
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