China Coast Guard harasses one after another, Taiwan Coast Guard strongly refuses

The Chinese Coast Guard has recently continued to enter the restricted waters of Kinmen and Dongsha. On the morning of September 8, four Chinese Coast Guard ships sailed from the southwest of Tai Mo Shan into the restricted waters of Kinmen. They were immediately pushed forward and blocked by our coast guard boats. They then intruded into Kinmen waters four times in the next four days; Dongsha waters were also intruded by China Coast Guard 3501 on September 7. In the face of China's continued pressure from coast guard ships, Taiwan's coast guard clearly declared its sovereignty through radio broadcasts and demonstrated its determination to maintain the security and status quo of Taiwan's waters.

It is worth noting that China Coast Guard 3501 not only used the word "Taiwan, China" to belittle Taiwan, but also demanded that we accept the "one-China principle" and even threatened to pay a "heavy price" otherwise. In response, the Yunlin ship of the Coast Guard responded directly by stating that "Taiwan, the Republic of China, is a sovereign and independent country and is not affiliated with the People's Republic of China." It also warned that conflicts in the Taiwan Strait will affect the global economy and technology industry, highlighting Taiwan's clearer stance of rejecting China's maritime pressure.

As the China Coast Guard continues to harass Taiwan, Japan's Reform Association and cross-party members of Congress recently organized a delegation to visit Taiwan and visited President Lai Ching-te and relevant government units. Japanese lawmakers have repeatedly emphasized that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are of vital importance to both Taiwan and Japan, showing that security in the Taiwan Strait is not just a cross-strait issue, but is also closely related to Japan and regional security.

In general, the China Coast Guard continues to infringe Taiwan's surrounding waters such as Kinmen and Dongsha through gray zone operations. In addition to attempting to test Taiwan's maritime patrol response capabilities, it also intends to gradually change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait and surrounding waters. However, as Japan's cross-party members of Congress publicly expressed support for peace across the Taiwan Strait, it showed that the Chinese Communist Party's continued pressure has aroused the attention of the international community. In the future, if Beijing continues to use coast guard and other non-military forces to increase pressure, it may further prompt neighboring countries to strengthen security cooperation with Taiwan.