Taipei
As the Chinese ships entered restricted waters around Taiwan on Thursday, Taiwan’s Coast Guard on Thursday drove China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels away and dispatched patrol boats to gather evidence, reported to source.
This comes after the Chinese ships entered restricted waters around the Taiwan-controlled outlying islands of Dongyin in Matsu and Wuqiu in Kinmen on Thursday morning.
In a statement, the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said that China Coast Guard ships with hull numbers 14607 and 14509 entered the restricted waters of Dongyin, Matsu at 7:48 am, along with China Coast Guard ship 14517 at the outer perimeter.
The CGA monitored the situation and dispatched patrol boats PP-3586, PP-3571 and PP-10037 to gather evidence, issue warnings and drive the vessels away.
Following this, the China Coast Guard ships left the restricted waters at 8:53 am, according to source. Additionally, the CGA detected China Coast Guard ships 14606 and 14506 entering the restricted waters of Wuqiu, Kinmen on Thursday morning, flanked by China Coast Guard ship 14502 at the outer perimeter.
The Coast Guard immediately dispatched patrol boats PP-10039 from Kinmen and PP-10035 from Taichung to respond. The China Coast Guard vessels left Wuqiu’s waters at 8:45 am.
According to the CGA, the China Coast Guard ships intentionally entered the waters around outlying islands seven times in May, affecting maritime safety and disrupting peace and stability, source reported. These actions are not conducive to equal cross-strait exchanges, it added.
