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Taiwan upgrades maritime patrol capacity for vulnerable South China Sea outpost
Taiwan’s Coast Guard said it has confiscated nine Chinese fishing boats this year and stationed a new 100-ton patrol boat at Pratas.
- On Sept 24, Taiwan's Coast Guard announced it "comprehensively upgraded" patrol and enforcement capacity around the Pratas Islands, responding to increased Chinese activity in the South China Sea.
- Lying more than 400 km from Taiwan, the Pratas Islands are vulnerable to Chinese attack, particularly as China has increased military pressure around the island over the past five years.
- Following a wharf project completed in July, a newly-built 100-tonne-class patrol boat is now stationed at Pratas, providing "strong multi-layered deterrence and mobile enforcement capabilities."
- The Coast Guard confiscated nine Chinese fishing boats this year for reef patrol work, even as Chinese coast guard ships have increased patrols near Pratas earlier this month.
- China recognizes no sovereignty claims by Taiwan, including over the Pratas Islands or nearby Zhongzhou Reef, while Taiwan maintains another South China Sea outpost at Itu Aba.
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Taiwan upgrades maritime patrol capacity for vulnerable South China Sea outpost
Taiwan has upgraded its maritime patrol capacity around the Pratas Islands in the disputed South China Sea, including regularly sending larger ships there, the government said, responding to an increase in Chinese activities.
·London, United Kingdom
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