Confrontation in progress! Chinese scientific research ships and militia fishing boats are seen off the coast of Kaohsiung Port. "Tainan ship" sails alongside and asks to leave

The Chinese scientific research vessel Haiyang Dizhi No. 8, together with four Chinese militia fishing boats, conducted illegal operations and exploration in my country's southwest exclusive economic zone on the 3rd. The Coast Guard immediately dispatched the Tainan Ship to 61 miles southwest of Kaohsiung Port to monitor the entire process. The Coast Guard discovered that the ship had deployed unknown detection instruments and immediately issued a request to continue sailing parallel and broadcast in Chinese and English. The two sides are still in a confrontation.

Through joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance methods, the Coast Guard has grasped the dynamics of four accompanying militia fishing vessels, including the "Hayang Dizhi No. 8" and "Guihe Yu 00181", "Guibei Yu 80888", "Guibei Yu 80889", and "Guibei Yu 10098"; it cannot be ruled out that the fleet has "battlefield operations" and "political purposes."

The Coast Guard pointed out that at about 3 pm today, when the fleet sailed 26 miles outside my country's restricted waters, the scientific research vessel launched unknown equipment on the stern of the ship. Upon seeing this, the Coast Guard "Tainan" immediately used ship maneuvering skills and continued to sail parallel. It solemnly declared that the sea area was the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of China. It pointed out that China's behavior violated international conventions and demanded the fleet to evacuate immediately.

The Coast Guard said that the "Hayang Dizhi 8" has been frequently operating in my country's southwest waters recently and has repeatedly interfered with the operations of Taiwanese fishing boats. On the evening of October 15, when the Kaohsiung-registered fishing vessel "Tai Sheng Xing" was operating, the fishing nets were suspected of being towed and damaged by the vessel. The coast guard vessel immediately rushed to assist after receiving the report. Then on October 18, the scientific research vessel and the accompanying militia fishing vessel once again interfered with the Chinese fishing vessel "Wan Fa Cheng 11". The coast patrol vessel "Pingtung" also quickly arrived at the scene to respond vigorously and make every effort to maintain the safety of fishermen.

The Coast Guard emphasized that the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China are not affiliated with each other, and it is absolutely prohibited to engage in marine scientific research or exploration in our waters without permission. Chinese government ships and maritime militia vessels have joined forces to incur intrusions in an attempt to expand power in a compound warfare model, which has seriously undermined regional peace and stability. The Coast Guard calls on China to immediately stop its intrusive behavior and will continue to take all necessary means to firmly safeguard national sovereignty and maritime security in the future.