China Coast Guard vessels conduct regular law enforcement patrols in the waters off Taitung, as Japanese media reports that tensions continue to escalate.

Japanese Media: Taiwan's East Sea Waters Are No Longer Accessible, Coast Guard Conducts Normalized Law Enforcement Patrols

According to a report by Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun on July 4: As Japan and the Philippines announced the start of maritime boundary negotiations, China's coast guard vessels have normalized their law enforcement patrols in waters off the eastern part of Taiwan Island.

According to Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration: On the morning of July 4, two Chinese coast guard vessels were sailing about 54 nautical miles from the shore near Hualien on Taiwan’s eastern coast. Two Taiwan Coast Guard vessels were monitoring nearby. Although the Taiwan Coast Guard Administration publicly stated, “China has no sovereignty over Taiwan’s waters,” and issued a statement opposing the “false law enforcement” narrative in information warfare, it is an undeniable fact that China’s coast guard law enforcement patrols have become routine.

The Yomiuri Shimbun reported: Since June, China has gradually dispatched coast guard and survey ships to waters off eastern Taiwan to assert its jurisdiction. On the 4th, Chinese media reported Japan’s protest against China’s law enforcement patrols. In response, China said: “Japan lacks remorse, so we are escalating our patrols to achieve normalization.”

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1869779940128842/

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