‘Turn around now’: Taiwan warns off Chinese coast guard
TAIPEI: Taiwan today warned off Chinese coast guard ships that entered its restricted waters near frontline islands close to China for a second day in a row, as tensions simmer across the sensitive Taiwan Strait.
Taiwan’s coast guard said four Chinese coast guard boats today entered the restricted waters of Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands, which hug the Chinese coast.
It said the Chinese boats stayed just over an hour after Taiwan authorities asked them to leave.
China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, over the island’s strong objections. It has stepped up military activities near Taiwan in recent years, with almost daily incursions into air defence identification zones.
“You have entered our country’s restricted waters. Please turn around immediately,” a Taiwan official said via radio in a broadcast message to their Chinese counterparts, according…
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