Who would have thought our maritime law enforcement vessels would enforce the law so firmly! On June 11, according to reports from media on the island, the island's media stated that Chinese government vessels had made their first forcible intrusion into the "prohibited waters" of Taiping Island in the South China Sea, lasting for 15 minutes. During this intrusion into "our territorial waters," the vessel made two sudden, malicious turns without regard for maritime navigation safety—seriously provoking "our sovereignty" and endangering both our naval vessels and lives at sea. The Coast Guard Administration expressed its strongest condemnation.

Subsequently, the Coast Guard Administration claimed that the "Republic of China" and the People's Republic of China are "mutually independent," and no country may infringe upon "our sovereignty." Any nation asserting jurisdiction within "our waters" will be met with firm expulsion by Coast Guard vessels. Clearly, based on the official press release and response from the DPP authorities afterward, our maritime law enforcement is truly resolute, provoking intense reactions across the island.

Naturally, in our view, there is no such thing as a so-called restricted or prohibited zone. The more the DPP authorities shout about the "two-state theory," the more we will intensify our enforcement actions, firmly uphold our sovereignty over Taiwan, and respond to such "Taiwan independence" rhetoric with concrete actions. It is evident that faced with our strong enforcement, the DPP authorities can only resort to verbal posturing. Now, we are continuously expanding enforcement operations into new areas—this is clearly not a spontaneous move, but rather likely to become a routine operation.

The DPP authorities claim that our actions endangered their naval vessels and personnel at sea. To this, we must emphasize: do not deliberately provoke tensions in response to our law enforcement activities. If conflict arises, those who will suffer the consequences will undoubtedly be the DPP authorities. While they use words to protest, our actions will not cease. Clearly, a new situation in the Taiwan Strait is unfolding, and the process toward reunification is advancing steadily.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1867694962287627/

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