{"id":1533,"date":"2026-06-10T07:08:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T07:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1533"},"modified":"2026-06-10T07:08:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T07:08:33","slug":"china-taiwan-spar-over-legality-of-coast-guard-patrols-east-of-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1533","title":{"rendered":"China, Taiwan spar over legality of coast guard patrols east of island"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Summary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>BEIJING\/TAIPEI, June 10 (Reuters) &#8211; China and Taiwan sparred on Wednesday over the legality of Chinese \u200ccoast guard patrols to the east of the island, after the government in Taipei said merchant ships had been &#8220;harassed&#8221; close to its waters.<\/div>\n<div>China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, was angered after Japan and the Philippines said last month they \u200bwould begin formal talks on their maritime boundaries, viewing that as involving waters off Taiwan.<\/div>\n<div>Late on Saturday, Chinese \u200bstate media reported ships had been sent to carry out a &#8220;special maritime traffic law-enforcement operation&#8221; \u2060in the waters east of Taiwan in response to the Japanese and Philippine announcement.<\/div>\n<div>Taiwan said those ships had \u200bin recent days been &#8220;harassing&#8221; commercial shipping by asking them for information about their point of origin and destination and \u200bclaiming jurisdiction.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;The relevant mainland authorities&#8217; law-enforcement patrols in the relevant waters are a just act to safeguard national sovereignty and maritime rights and interests,&#8221; Zhang Han, a spokesperson for China&#8217;s Taiwan Affairs Office, said in Beijing.<\/div>\n<div>The Chinese coast guard is conducting &#8220;law-enforcement patrols&#8221; in \u200bthe waters east of Taiwan in accordance with the law, and China will continue to strengthen its control \u200bover those waters, she said.<\/div>\n<h2>TAIWAN ANGERED<\/h2>\n<div>The patrols have angered Taiwan&#8217;s government, which rejects Beijing&#8217;s sovereignty claims, saying only the Taiwanese people \u200ccan decide \u2060their future.<\/div>\n<div>Speaking to reporters in Taipei on Wednesday, Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said China was &#8220;using so-called &#8216;law enforcement&#8217; as a pretext to pursue expansion&#8221;.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;The Chinese communists have no right to intervene in matters concerning the waters east of Taiwan, whether they involve Taiwan&#8217;s sovereignty or jurisdiction,&#8221; he said, describing China as a &#8220;problem-maker&#8221; that is damaging the status \u200bquo.<\/div>\n<div>Beijing recognises no claims \u200bof sovereignty by Taiwan&#8217;s government \u2060and has rejected multiple offers of talks by President Lai Ching-te, saying he is a &#8220;separatist.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;The Chinese communists&#8217; actions not only endanger our country&#8217;s sovereignty, but also violate relevant \u200binternational laws and international conventions,&#8221; Taiwan&#8217;s cabinet Secretary-General Xavier Chang said at a \u200bseparate event in \u2060Taipei.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;We will not yield an inch of our blue maritime territory,&#8221; he added.<\/div>\n<div>Taiwan has also complained in the past month of Chinese coast guard ships getting close to the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands, which sit strategically at the top of the \u2060South China \u200bSea.<\/div>\n<div>Zhang said China had sovereignty over the Pratas and its patrols \u200bthere were likewise &#8220;normal&#8221;.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;If the Democratic Progressive Party authorities dare to provoke, they must bear all consequences arising from this,&#8221; she added, referring to Taiwan&#8217;s \u200bruling party.<\/div>\n<div>(This story has been 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