Taiwan Coast Guard Repels Four Chinese Vessels Near Kinmen Island

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Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration says it repelled four Chinese official vessels that entered restricted waters near the outlying Kinmen Islands. Officials say the ships entered under the guise of a routine patrol, a tactic Taiwan flags as part of Beijing's gray-zone activity, and left after about two hours of warnings. The intrusion occurred Wednesday, coinciding with the start of Taiwan's Han Kuang military exercise.

Chinese Maritime Intrusion

REPORTER:  
Taiwan's coast guard says it repelled four Chinese official vessels that entered restricted waters near Kinmen Island.

Taiwan Coast Guard (COAST GUARD):  
Listen up, China coast guard [vessel] 14606  
these are Taiwan's waters.  
These are not your waters.  
You don't belong here.  
Turn around and leave now.

Coast guard officials said the Chinese vessels entered under the guise of a routine patrol, a tactic Taiwan flags as part of Beijing’s grey-zone tactics. It dispatched four vessels to shadow the Chinese ships and issued various warnings. The Chinese ships left the area around two hours later. The intrusion took place Wednesday, during the start of Taiwan’s Han Kuang military exercise.

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