With the End of China's Fishing Moratorium, the Large Number of Fishing Boats Leaving Port Has Drawn Attention, Prompting Taiwan to Drive Away Chinese Coast Guard Vessels and Fishing Boats that Had Crossed Its Border.
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(Taipei=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Cheol-mun = Amid intensifying military pressure from China targeting Taiwan, a Chinese coast guard vessel once again... in the Kinmen waters under Taiwan's jurisdiction
On Wednesday (August 19), Taiwan's Coast Guard drove away four Chinese coast guard vessels that entered restricted waters near Kinmen. The Coast Guard condemned China for failing to fulfill its responsibility to maintain the sustainability of marine resources and to strengthen the management of the pressure on the surrounding areas caused by the large number of fishing boats going out to sea after the end of the fishing moratorium. Instead, Chin…
On the afternoon of August 19, 2026, four Chinese Coast Guard vessels intruded into the waters off Kinmen. The 12th Patrol District of the Coast Guard Administration's Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch detected their movements and immediately dispatched patrol boats to the forward position for full monitoring. (Provided by the Coast Guard Administration's Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch, Ocean Affairs Council)
Chinese coast guard vessels harassed Kinmen today, prompting coast guard patrol boats to follow and monitor them. The Coast Guard Administration stated that in response to China's attempts to disrupt the status quo and spread false information through gray-area tactics, it will "appropriately respond and drive away Chinese government vessels attempting to challenge our maritime sovereignty."
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