Taipei says China's traffic control order for Taiwan Strait during typhoon is 'ridiculous'
Taipei said Beijing has no right to restrict access to international waters and told ships to ignore Chinese broadcast demands.
- On Saturday, Taipei officially rejected China's attempt to impose traffic control measures on vessels in the Taiwan Strait during Typhoon Dolphin, calling Beijing's move "ridiculous" and asserting China has no right to restrict access to international waters.
- As Typhoon Dolphin tracks north of Taiwan toward China's east coast, Chinese state media ordered ships to heed traffic controls starting Thursday night. China claims the strategic strait as its territory, a claim both Taipei and Washington reject.
- Taiwan's Coast Guard reported no "abnormal movements" by Chinese vessels or "broadcast interference" in the area. Authorities advised merchant ships to disregard Chinese broadcast demands and immediately report such incidents.
- In a statement late Friday, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council denounced the move as "unreasonable and crude," stating that the island's own affairs need no "meddling from the Chinese Communists."
- China's military continues to operate in the Taiwan Strait on an almost daily basis. Taiwan's government maintains that only its people can decide the island's future, rejecting Beijing's sovereignty claims.
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The U.S. State Department on Tuesday (August 11) expressed its opposition to the traffic control measures implemented by Chinese maritime authorities in the Taiwan Strait last week due to the impact of Typhoon Dolphin. The State Department stated that the United States "opposes any actions that interfere with freedom of navigation and overflight on the high seas, including in the Taiwan Strait."
US Opposes Actions Disrupting Freedom of Navigation in Taiwan Strait
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The US State Department opposed Chinese traffic restrictions in the Taiwan Strait following Typhoon Dolphin, supporting Taiwan's view that it is an international waterway under UNCLOS. Washington warned that Beijing's efforts to assert control and conduct regular patrols east of Taiwan infringe on longstanding norms and escalate regional tensions. World News | US Opposes Actions Disrupting Fr…
US opposes actions disrupting freedom of navigation in Taiwan Strait - The Tribune
The US State Department opposed Chinese traffic restrictions in the Taiwan Strait following Typhoon Dolphin, supporting Taiwan's view that it is an international waterway under UNCLOS. Washington warned that Beijing's efforts to assert control and conduct regular patrols east of Taiwan infringe on longstanding norms and escalate regional tensions.
U.S. criticizes China's Taiwan Strait traffic controls during typhoon
The U.S. State Department on Monday expressed Washington's opposition to China's announcement last week that it would impose traffic control measures on vessels in the Taiwan Strait during the approach of Typhoon Dolphin.
Chinese actions in Taiwan Strait criticized
Taiwan on Friday evening criticized Chinese maritime authorities after they claimed to have authority to direct international shipping in the Taiwan Strait during Typhoon Dolphin.The China Maritime Safety Administration’s Guangdong branch earlier on its Web site said that international shipping tran
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