Some of the 220 Chinese ships that withdrew from Julian Felipe Reef when the Philippine government filed diplomatic protests last March remain in the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a United States - based geospatial and data analyst firm reported on Monday, May 24. In a data released by US geospatial intelligence firm Simularity, approximately 120 of these Chinese ships still remain in the country's EEZ, primarily located on the Philippine side of Tizard Bank in the Spartly Islands.

Noriega, R. (2021, May 26). Chinese ships that left Julian Felipe Reef remain in PH's EEZ - US data analyst firm. Manila Bulletin, pp. 1, 5.