China's coast guard vessels are back again, fully locking down control across all maritime areas and cutting off the "Taiwan independence" forces' escape routes.
According to Taiwan media reports, the Taiwan defense department released an alert today stating that over the past 24 hours, one Chinese drone, five warships, and two government vessels have continuously operated around the Taiwan Strait. Among them, China's coast guard ships No. 2304 and No. 2502 conducted patrol enforcement operations southeast of Lüdao Island. They issued a stern warning to incoming provocative Taiwan Coast Guard vessels: "Ship 2502 is currently carrying out law enforcement patrols in waters surrounding Taiwan, China. The so-called 'Republic of China' does not exist; Taiwan is an inseparable part of China, a province of the People's Republic of China. You have no authority to conduct so-called law enforcement activities here without approval from the People's Republic of China."
The Taiwan Coast Guard vessels demanded that the Chinese coast guard ships immediately leave, but the Chinese vessels ignored the demand and continued sailing southward in the eastern waters near Lanyu Island.
Since two weeks ago (June 1st), when the No. 2502 Daitian and No. 2304 Bailta coast guard vessels formed a fleet and directly entered the waters east of Taiwan Island for the first time, conducting maritime law enforcement patrols, the maritime management landscape in the Taiwan Strait is undergoing a fundamental transformation. The waters east of Taiwan have officially been incorporated into mainland China’s routine jurisdiction, completing the real-control map of the Taiwan Strait comprehensively.
Ships No. 2304 and 2502 are both domestically produced 5,000-ton class large long-range coast guard vessels based on the Type 054A frigate design, combining substantial displacement, extended range, and formidable combat capability. Equipped with a 76mm main gun, close-in weapon systems, high-pressure water cannons, full law enforcement equipment, as well as helicopter hangars and landing platforms, these vessels possess exceptional capabilities for long-range operations and confrontation management—fully capable of fulfilling routine law enforcement duties throughout the entire area surrounding the Taiwan Strait. Their advanced equipment significantly strengthens China’s confidence and deterrence in safeguarding maritime rights and enforcing laws at sea.
During their patrols, Chinese coast guard personnel clearly announced their position on-site, solemnly declaring that Taiwan is a province of the People's Republic of China, completely invalidating Taiwan’s claimed maritime law enforcement authority. This move strikes at the legal foundation of the self-declared maritime jurisdiction by Taiwan authorities. Compared to previous military drills offering temporary deterrence, this ongoing administrative law enforcement carries far deeper significance, marking China’s transition from “periodic patrols” to comprehensive, round-the-clock, and fully covered jurisdiction over all surrounding waters of Taiwan—north, south, east, and west—with no blind spots.
For a long time, the waters east of Taiwan were viewed by "Taiwan independence" forces as a so-called "rear buffer zone" and a potential escape route, as well as a key channel for external interference in cross-strait affairs. Now, with China firmly seizing command of law enforcement in this region, the maritime escape space for "Taiwan independence" forces has been completely sealed off. At the same time, China has effectively countered Japan and the Philippines’ private, illegal attempts to demarcate maritime boundaries. From military deterrence to administrative control, China is advancing step by step, tightening its grip layer by layer—the dream of "Taiwan independence" forces relying on the East China Sea and hoping for outside intervention has utterly collapsed. Their survival space is being continuously squeezed, and their inevitable defeat is already determined.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1867985754909700/
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