Coast Guard monitoring Chinese vessels in east coast
Posted on 2026-09-04 07:32:13
The Coast Guard Administration says, it's closely monitoring two Chinese vessels operating off Taiwan's east coast in an area where the exclusive economic zones of Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines.
The CGA said in a statement that it dispatched the patrol vessel Chi An to shadow the Chinese vessels that were "loitering" near Green Island.
This comes as China has stepped up activity by its coast guard and research vessels in waters east of Taiwan since Tokyo and Manila announced in May that they would begin talks over an area where the three EEZs overlap, which is also claimed by China.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged Tokyo and Manila to include Taipei in any future EEZ talks.
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