{"id":71821,"date":"2024-03-16T10:28:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T10:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/turn-around-immediately-taiwan-warns-off-chinese-coast-guard-boats-again-as-tensions-simmer\/"},"modified":"2024-03-16T10:28:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T10:28:05","slug":"turn-around-immediately-taiwan-warns-off-chinese-coast-guard-boats-again-as-tensions-simmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/turn-around-immediately-taiwan-warns-off-chinese-coast-guard-boats-again-as-tensions-simmer\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Turn around immediately\u2019: Taiwan warns off Chinese coast guard boats again as tensions simmer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Taiwan on Saturday warned off Chinese coast guard ships that entered its restricted waters near frontline islands close to China for a second day in a row, as tensions simmer across the sensitive Taiwan Strait.<\/p>\n

Taiwan\u2019s coast guard said four Chinese coast guard boats on Saturday morning entered the restricted waters of Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands, which hug the Chinese coast. It said the Chinese boats stayed just over an hour after Taiwan authorities asked them to leave.<\/p>\n

China says democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, over the island\u2019s strong objections. It has stepped up military activities near Taiwan in recent years, with almost daily incursions into air defence identification zones.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have entered our country\u2019s restricted waters. Please turn around immediately,\u201d a Taiwan official said via radio in a broadcast message to their Chinese counterparts, according to footage released on Saturday by Taiwan\u2019s coast guard.<\/p>\n

The footage shows a Taiwan coast guard boat tracking the movement of two Chinese ships in the near distance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe move has seriously impacted traffic and safety. To avoid triggering naval incidents we urge them to stop such behaviours,\u201d Taiwan\u2019s coast guard said in a statement.<\/p>\n

There was no immediate comment from China\u2019s coast guard, which does not have publicly available contact details.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s coast guard conducted patrols near the Kinmen Islands on Friday as well, with four Chinese coast guard boats being warned away by their Taiwanese counterparts, according to Taiwan\u2019s official Central News Agency<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last month, China\u2019s coast guard began regular patrols around Kinmen, after two Chinese nationals died while trying to flee Taiwan\u2019s coast guard after their boat entered prohibited waters.<\/p>\n

Taiwan dispatched coast guard boats on Thursday to join a rescue mission at China\u2019s request after a Chinese fishing vessel capsized near the Kinmen islands. Taiwan\u2019s government has stressed the importance of cooperation between Taiwan and China amid the heightened tensions.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Taiwan also sent several boats at China\u2019s request to help search for a Chinese fisherman who went overboard near the Taiwan-controlled Matsu islands, in the northern end of the Taiwan Strait.<\/p>\n

A senior Taiwan security official, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, told Reuters<\/em> that Beijing is sending out \u201cconfusing\u201d messages by continuing its harassment of Taiwan, while also asking for Taipei\u2019s assistance on dealing with maritime incidents.<\/p>\n

The official said the latest moves by the Chinese coast guard in Kinmen \u201cdid not carry substantial security threats\u201d but complicated the situation there.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are clueless,\u201d the official said. \u201cWe tried to save their fishermen yesterday and today they are baring their teeth and claws.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last week, Taiwan\u2019s top China policy-making body urged its giant neighbour not to change the \u201cstatus quo\u201d in waters near Kinmen by sending coast guard boats into restricted areas.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Taiwan on Saturday warned off Chinese coast guard ships that entered its restricted waters near frontline islands close to China for a second day in a row, as tensions simmer across the sensitive Taiwan Strait. 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