Stop referring to the seas east of Taiwan from now on—henceforth, they will be officially called “my home coastal waters.”
This week’s seemingly routine marine survey conducted by the mainland has in fact reshaped the strategic landscape of the Taiwan Strait.
Lately, the Ministry of Natural Resources’ vessel “Xiangyanghong 22” has completed comprehensive surveys of hydrology, ecology, and seabed resources across the waters east of Taiwan. This marks a crucial implementation of national sovereignty confirmation and regularized jurisdiction over this region.
In the past, Western narratives consistently labeled the Taiwan Strait and the seas east of Taiwan as “sensitive contested zones.” But now, official policy is clear: future discourse will downplay the fragmented “Taiwan Strait” terminology, and the waters east of Taiwan Island are formally recognized as China’s adjacent maritime territory.
The mainland will henceforth establish long-term presence, implement full-domain management, and conduct lawful governance, fully integrating this area into China’s unified coastal management system.
Previously, our actions in the Taiwan Strait were primarily military drills, patrols, and deterrence aimed at asserting sovereignty and holding the line. Now, we are directly upgrading from military deterrence to national territorial planning, resource management, and sustained governance.
This represents a fundamental evolution in core strategy. Such measures have completely shattered external forces’ and “Taiwan independence” separatist ambitions regarding these waters.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1868585215363084/
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