China Launches Coast Guard Patrol East of Taiwan Despite International Pushback
China said the patrol will strengthen law enforcement and safeguard territorial claims as Taiwan tracked two Chinese ships nearby.
- On Saturday, China launched a coast guard patrol east of Taiwan, replacing a naval task force whose presence has angered Taipei and drawn concern from Western capitals.
- Beijing views democratically governed Taiwan as its territory and has increasingly used its coast guard to enforce claims in what Taipei calls 'lawfare' to assert legal authority.
- Two Chinese ships were positioned 54 nautical miles east of Hualien on Saturday, where the Coast Guard stated it will conduct 'law enforcement patrols' to 'firmly safeguard China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.'
- The Taiwanese Coast Guard deployed monitoring vessels to track the ships, ordering crews to ignore boarding demands and use 'all necessary measures to forcefully expel Chinese vessels harassing our waters' if required.
- China's publication Thursday of a 'legal opinion' on Japan-Philippines maritime talks preceded this patrol, escalating a diplomatic dispute now involving the U.S., France, Germany, and Britain.
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Taiwan's coast guard said on Saturday it had sent two ships to monitor Chinese vessels sailing east of the island, where Beijing says they are conducting "law enforcement patrols."
Beijing defends that these patrols are "reasonable, legal, legitimate and necessary" and accuses Japan and the Philippines of violating international law
There is a repeated conflict off the coast of Taiwan. The marine of the island state pursues Chinese ships in nearby waters. It is the third incident of this kind within a few weeks.
Once again, China has sent ships from the Coast Guard to the east coast of the island and speaks of its own territorial waters. Now, China could permanently expand its presence in the sea area.
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China Launches New Coast Guard Patrol East of Taiwan, Prompting Strong Protest From Taipei
China on Saturday announced the launch of a new coast guard patrol in waters east of Taiwan, escalating tensions across the Taiwan Strait and drawing an immediate and forceful response from Taipei, which condemned the operation as an illegal assertion of authority and a threat to regional peace and stability.
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