
The Kinmapeng Branch of the Coast Guard detected a formation of four Chinese Coast Guard ships intruding into Kinmen waters, and dispatched ships to conduct a "1-on-1" search and approach to drive them away.
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Chinese Coast Guard ships often enter the restricted waters of Kinmen on the eve of important holidays in Taiwan to carry out gray zone harassment.
On the eve of the National Day, the 12th Patrol Area of the Kinmapeng Branch of the Coast Guard detected four Chinese coast guard ship formations intruding into the Kinmen waters today. They immediately dispatched ships to advance and deploy, and adopted a "1-on-1" approach to approach the approaching force, broadcasting and driving away the entire process, demonstrating firm determination in law enforcement.
The Kinmapeng-Peng Branch pointed out that at around 9 a.m., four Chinese Coast Guard ships, "14608", "14529", "14607" and "14531", were detected in groups of two and broke into Kinmen's restricted waters from the east and southwest respectively; The Department pointed out that although the sea conditions were not good, the coast guard boats were responsible for guarding the territory and closely monitored their navigation intentions despite the wind and waves, forcefully preventing the Chinese coast guard fleet from penetrating into our waters, and continued to use Chinese and English radio broadcasts to dislodge the ships. Four coast guard ships left the restricted waters of Kinmen at around 11 o'clock.
The Kim Mah Phong Branch stated that security maintenance is of vital importance during the National Day, which is also a key period when China is prone to gray zone harassment and cognitive operations. The Coast Patrol Station will never let up on the front line of national security; regardless of weather conditions, it maintains all-weather high-intensity surveillance and immediate response deployment, and strives to do a good job in security during the National Day holiday.

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