China Launches Coast Guard Patrol East of Taiwan Despite International Pushback
Taiwan said its coast guard tracked two Chinese ships as Beijing used patrols to assert maritime claims and reject Taipei’s sovereignty.
- 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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These statements come after the Chinese Coast Guard announced this morning the replacement of the flotilla in charge of law enforcement and surveillance patrols in the waters east of Taiwan.
Tensions between China and Taiwan escalated after Beijing announced on Saturday the launch of a new coast guard patrol in waters east of the island, while Taipei quickly condemned the move, asserting that it was monitoring the movements of Chinese vessels in the area.
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