Updated
Updated · 台北時報 · Aug 30
Taiwan Coast Guard Drives Out 4 Chinese Vessels Near Kinmen in 3 Hours
Updated
Updated · 台北時報 · Aug 30

Taiwan Coast Guard Drives Out 4 Chinese Vessels Near Kinmen in 3 Hours

3 articles · Updated · 台北時報 · Aug 30

Summary

  • Four China Coast Guard vessels entered Taiwan waters near Kinmen at about 8 a.m., triggering a Taiwanese response that ended when the ships left at 10:53 a.m.
  • Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration dispatched patrol vessels, broadcast warnings in Mandarin and English, and carried out close-range deterrence measures to push the Chinese ships out.
  • The incursion unfolded in waters near Kinmen, a Taiwan-controlled island group just off China’s coast that has repeatedly been a flashpoint in cross-strait maritime tensions.

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