CGA Urges Beijing Not to Use Typhoons to Assert Jurisdiction
Taiwan said the Japanese vessels were in international waters and accused Beijing of using the storm to press its claim over the Taiwan Strait.
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Eight Japan Coast Guard patrol vessels entered the waters off Qimei, Penghu, on Thursday (October 22) to seek shelter from Typhoon Champi, but were followed and monitored by five Chinese Coast Guard vessels. Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration stated that the Taiwan Strait is international waters, and vessels of all countries enjoy freedom of navigation in this area. China's actions are intended to create a false impression of jurisdiction and t…
CGA urges Beijing not to use typhoons to assert jurisdiction
The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) yesterday urged China not to exploit typhoons to assert jurisdiction over the Taiwan Strait.The CGA issued the remarks after it found that China was shadowing eight Japan Coast Guard ships that sheltered in Taiwan proper’s western waters due to Typhoon Champi.Eig
8 Japan Coast Guard vessels shadowed by China near Penghu: Taiwan
Taipei, Oct. 23 (CNA) Eight Japan Coast Guard (JCG) vessels were followed by five China Coast Guard (CCG) ships near Taiwan's Penghu Islands as the Japanese vessels sought shelter from Typhoon Champi, Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said Friday.
On the morning of the 22nd, eight Japan Coast Guard patrol vessels, affected by Typhoon Rompin, urgently sailed north along the median line of the Taiwan Strait to seek shelter southwest of Qimei, Penghu. However, they were followed and monitored by five Chinese Coast Guard vessels. The Coast Guard Administration pointed out that the Taiwan Strait is international waters, and China is using a natural disaster to attempt to create a false impress…
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