Chinese coast guard ship once again broke into restricted waters of Kinmen, and coast guard boats forcefully drove it away
Quick Look
- Four Chinese Coast Guard ships broke into the restricted waters of Kinmen at 9 o'clock.
- The Coast Guard activated its contingency mechanism and dispatched patrol boats to stop them and made broadcasts in Chinese and English to drive them away.
- All the ships left at around 11 o'clock.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The Chinese Coast Guard continues to infringe on the Kinmen restricted waters by pretending to enforce the law and actually expanding its powers, and releases one-sided information through cognitive operations in an attempt to create the illusion that it has jurisdiction over the Kinmen waters.
The Chinese coast guard ship once again broke into the restricted waters of Kinmen. Our coast guard activated the emergency response mechanism and dispatched patrol boats to respond and forcefully drove away the ship. (Provided by Kinmen Coast Guard)
The Coast Guard's Kinmapeng Branch pointed out that the China Coast Guard continues to infringe the restricted waters of Kinmen with "pretend law enforcement and real expansion of powers." Today, four Chinese Coast Guard ships were found to have once again intruded into the restricted waters of Kinmen. After our coast guard activated the response mechanism, we dispatched patrol boats to respond and forcefully drove them away.
The Kinmapeng Branch Office stated that at around 8 a.m., the 12th Patrol Area discovered that four Chinese Coast Guard ships, including "14608", "14527", "14604" and "14531", had abnormal gatherings outside the restricted waters in southern Kinmen. Patrol boats were immediately dispatched to the restricted waters for deployment. At about 9 o'clock, four coast guard ships broke into my country's restricted waters from the southwest of Damaoshan, Kinmen. The coast guard boats immediately pushed forward quickly and refused to stop them. At the same time, through Chinese and English broadcasts, they strongly requested to turn away. Under constant maritime patrol monitoring and evacuation throughout the entire process, the four coast guard ships all sailed out of the restricted waters of Kinmen at around 11 o'clock.
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The Kinmen-Pengheng Branch stated that the China Coast Guard continues to infringe on the restricted waters of Kinmen with the method of "pretend law enforcement and real expansion of powers." In addition to creating on-site pressure through maritime operations, it also releases one-sided messages through cognitive operations and uses radio to carry out "psychological warfare" and "declaration to promote reunification" against me in an attempt to create the illusion that it has jurisdiction over Kinmen waters.
The Coast Guard emphasized that it will adhere to the principle of "no provocation, no retreat", continue to strengthen intelligence, surveillance and maritime deployment, take appropriate and necessary measures to defeat China's cognitive warfare intentions, defend national sovereignty with practical actions, and ensure maritime rights and interests and maritime security.
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What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Coast Guard will continue to strengthen maritime surveillance and response mechanisms around Kinmen.
Very likely · Within weeks
China's Coast Guard will continue to test Taiwan's response in similar ways in the coming weeks
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Was this operation of the China Coast Guard under the command of superiors?
- Will the Coast Guard increase its long-term presence in Kinmen waters?
- Do both sides of the Taiwan Strait have mechanisms to prevent similar incidents from escalating?
