Gulf News:
Manila: A Chinese spacecraft tracking ship has been granted permission by the Philippine government to dock in the country.
The 21,000 tonnes displacement vessel, Yuan Wang 3, docked in Davao City on Monday afternoon. It is the latest military vessel from another country to visit the Philippines. The Philippines in recent months, had permitted a number of Russian as well as Australian and Japanese warships to dock for a brief period.
The vessel is used mainly for tracking of satellites and ballistic missiles. Previously, only vessels from the United States were known to dock in the country. The Philippines has a Visiting Forces Agreement with the US. Philippine Navy spokesperson Cmdr. Jonathan Zata said the Yuan Wang 3 will leave the country on July 19.
