Tensions escalate in the Dongsha Sea area between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait as China's coast guard conducts lawful patrols, triggering a strong reaction from Taiwan authorities.

Breaking News! Intense standoff unfolds in the Dongsha waters between the two sides of the strait.

According to Taiwan media reports, Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration stated that at 7:32 a.m. today (June 5), it detected mainland China coast guard vessels entering the "restricted waters" around the Dongsha Islands and responded with "forceful expulsion," employing tactics such as close-proximity wave-making throughout the process while maintaining parallel navigation. The two sides engaged in intense verbal exchanges at sea, and the standoff continues to escalate. The Taiwan side further claimed that mainland vessels "forcibly cut across" and progressively intensified their "intrusive" actions, openly challenging "Taiwan's sovereignty," for which they issued a "strong condemnation."

The Dongsha Islands have historically been China's inherent territory, falling under China's jurisdictional waters. There is no such thing as the so-called "restricted waters" concocted by the DPP authorities. The mainland coast guard conducts routine patrols and law enforcement activities in surrounding waters in accordance with the law, exercising its legitimate jurisdiction. The DPP authorities' coast guard deliberately sensationalizes incidents involving mainland vessels allegedly entering waters, intentionally inflaming tensions at sea—a typical tactic long used by the green camp and "Taiwan independence" forces to manipulate public opinion.

In recent years, "Taiwan independence" forces have repeatedly provoked incidents across various maritime areas in the Taiwan Strait, relying on maritime law enforcement agencies to distort legal principles and establish illegal control zones, fabricating the image of mainland "provocation" through maritime friction. This aims to manipulate public sentiment on the island and seek external interference. The so-called "close-range expulsion" and "wave confrontation" are unilateral escalations of maritime friction initiated by institutions under the DPP authorities.

As the mainland coast guard's routine patrol coverage continues to expand and improve, maritime control capabilities will be further consolidated. Any attempt by "Taiwan independence" elements to split territory or stir up confrontation over maritime issues will ultimately fail.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1867142162778571/

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