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South China Morning Post
· collected 2026-09-17 · by Gabriel Dominguez
Taiwan has donated a coastguard vessel to the Philippines to strengthen security cooperation between them amid tensions in the South China Sea. The transfer follows similar previous donations to other Pacific island nations like the Marshall Islands and Palau. Taiwanese media speculate that the vessel might be the sister ship of the Lienchiang, named Kinmen, based on comparisons made by naval enthusiasts.
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The Taiwan Coast Guard Administration has donated a coastguard vessel to Manila, amid escalating tensions in the South China Sea. This move is part of an unofficial security cooperation between Taiwan and Manila as they both face pressure from Beijing. The transferred vessel was initially thought to be the retired Lienchiang patrol ship, but analysis by naval enthusiasts suggests it might actually be its sister ship, the Kinmen. Similar previous transfers have been made to the Marshall Islands, Palau, and Tuvalu. This donation underscores Taiwan's growing security ties with Philippines in response to regional challenges posed by China.
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Taipei donates coastguard vessel to Manila amid South China Sea tensions
asserted
Taipei → donate → tensions
As it faces off against Beijing in the region, Manila has been expanding its unofficial security cooperation with Taipei
Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration said on Wednesday that “this case” was being handled in line with previous transfers of vessels to the Marshall Islands, Palau and Tuvalu.
asserted
case → face → Islands
Taiwanese media have linked the transfer to the Philippine-flagged BLINGNO.1, which is classified by commercial ship-tracking services as a law enforcement vessel.
asserted
which → link → vessel
Initial reports identified it as the retired Lienchiang patrol ship, but the Liberty Times newspaper, citing neval enthusiasts’ comparison of the vessels’ bows, suggested it could instead be its sister ship, the Kinmen.
uncertain
it → identify → bows
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