China Launches Special Maritime Operation off Taiwan
China said the patrols were a necessary response to Japan and the Philippines starting formal talks on their maritime boundary, which Beijing calls illegal.
- On Friday, a China Coast Guard ship 'forced its way' into restricted waters around the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands after accelerating and disregarding warnings from a Taiwanese patrol boat.
- Beijing claims Taiwan as its territory, while the Pratas Islands, situated about 250 miles southwest of Taiwan, remain lightly defended by the Coast Guard despite their strategic vulnerability.
- By 8 a.m., China Coast Guard vessel 3501 ignored warnings and accelerated to 9 knots before making a sharp turn into the restricted waters, leaving both ships in a 'standoff' with 'intense verbal exchanges,' the Taiwan Coast Guard Administration said.
- The Taiwan Coast Guard Administration vowed to 'take all necessary measures to curb China's unreasonable actions,' stating the incursion undermines peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
- Taiwan is investing more than $935 million to acquire 40 new coast guard patrol vessels, following May talks between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping amid escalating gray-zone tactics around the islands.
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