4 Chinese Coast Guard Ships Harass Kinmen, Coast Guard: Creating Illusion of Law Enforcement Patrols
Four Chinese Coast Guard ships intruded into Kinmen waters, and Taiwan's Coast Guard Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch announced that China is using the fishing moratorium to create an "illusion of law enforcement patrols" and conduct "gray zone harassment" in Kinmen waters. The Coast Guard will continue monitoring and expelling them to maintain national sovereignty and maritime security.
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(Central News Agency reporter Wu Wen-rong, Kinmen 7th) Four Chinese Coast Guard ships today intruded into Kinmen waters. The Coast Guard Administration's Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch stated that since May 1, China has implemented a fishing moratorium for the summer season, and the Chinese Coast Guard ships are attempting to create an illusion of law enforcement patrols, but are in fact conducting gray zone harassment in Kinmen waters.
The Ocean Affairs Council's Coast Guard Administration Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch issued a press release today stating that at around 2 PM today, the 12th Patrol District discovered that four Chinese Coast Guard ships, "14606," "14530," "14609," and "14531," were abnormally assembling and approaching Kinmen waters. Four patrol boats were immediately dispatched to respond.
The Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch pointed out that at 3 PM, the Chinese Coast Guard ships entered Kinmen's restricted waters simultaneously in two groups, from the south of Kinmen's Shaxibao and the southeast of Damoushan. Four Coast Guard boats immediately sailed alongside to monitor, collect evidence throughout, and broadcast in Chinese and English via radio, demanding that the Chinese Coast Guard ships immediately change course and leave. The Chinese Coast Guard ships sailed out of Kinmen's restricted waters at 5:03 PM.
The Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch stated that since May 1, China has implemented the 2026 fishing moratorium for the summer season. The Chinese Coast Guard fleet's intrusion into Kinmen waters is an attempt to create an illusion of law enforcement patrols, but is in fact conducting gray zone harassment.
The Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch pointed out that in the face of continuous harassment by Chinese Coast Guard ships, the Coast Guard Administration not only continuously monitors the maritime situation 24 hours a day, but also "demonstrates our country's substantive jurisdiction over Kinmen waters through firm responses and expulsion actions, fully safeguarding national sovereignty and maritime security." (Editor: Zhang Mingkun) 1150507
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(Central News Agency reporter Wu Wen-rong, Kinmen 7th) Four Chinese Coast Guard ships today intruded into Kinmen waters. The Coast Guard Administration's Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch stated that since May 1, China has implemented a fishing moratorium for the summer season, and the Chinese Coast Guard ships are attempting to create an illusion of law enforcement patrols, but are in fact conducting gray zone harassment in Kinmen waters.
The Ocean Affairs Council's Coast Guard Administration Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch issued a press release today stating that at around 2 PM today, the 12th Patrol District discovered that four Chinese Coast Guard ships, "14606," "14530," "14609," and "14531," were abnormally assembling and approaching Kinmen waters. Four patrol boats were immediately dispatched to respond.
The Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch pointed out that at 3 PM, the Chinese Coast Guard ships entered Kinmen's restricted waters simultaneously in two groups, from the south of Kinmen's Shaxibao and the southeast of Damoushan. Four Coast Guard boats immediately sailed alongside to monitor, collect evidence throughout, and broadcast in Chinese and English via radio, demanding that the Chinese Coast Guard ships immediately change course and leave. The Chinese Coast Guard ships sailed out of Kinmen's restricted waters at 5:03 PM.
The Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch stated that since May 1, China has implemented the 2026 fishing moratorium for the summer season. The Chinese Coast Guard fleet's intrusion into Kinmen waters is an attempt to create an illusion of law enforcement patrols, but is in fact conducting gray zone harassment.
The Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch pointed out that in the face of continuous harassment by Chinese Coast Guard ships, the Coast Guard Administration not only continuously monitors the maritime situation 24 hours a day, but also "demonstrates our country's substantive jurisdiction over Kinmen waters through firm responses and expulsion actions, fully safeguarding national sovereignty and maritime security." (Editor: Zhang Mingkun) 1150507
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