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Fujian Coast Guard Conducts Routine Law-Enforcement Patrols in Waters near Kinmen in Accordance with the Law
福建海警位金门附近海域依法开展常态执法巡查
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Summary
On June 29, the Fujian Coast Guard conducted law-enforcement patrols near Kinmen, with East China Sea Branch spokesperson Zhu Anqing stating that since early June the force has run continuous vessel formation patrols in the Xiamen-Kinmen waters. The framing—'control over relevant waters' and protection of fishermen 'on both sides of the Strait'—extends the post-February 2024 pattern of using coast guard presence near Kinmen to assert jurisdictional normalcy over waters Taiwan treats as restricted. The article documents the institutional language Beijing uses to routinize that presence, which is useful for tracking how the CCG publicly justifies sustained operations in a politically sensitive chokepoint.
Translation
Zhu Anqing, spokesperson of the East China Sea Branch of the China Coast Guard, stated that on June 29, the Fujian Coast Guard conducted routine law-enforcement patrols in waters near Kinmen in accordance with the law. Since the beginning of June, the Fujian Coast Guard has organized vessel formations to continuously strengthen control over relevant waters, effectively safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests and the safety of lives and property of fishermen on both sides of the Strait, and forcefully ensuring normal navigation and operational order in the Xiamen-Kinmen waters.
Original Chinese
福建海警位金门附近海域依法开展常态执法巡查 Fujian Coast Guard Conducts Routine Law-enforcement Patrols in the Waters near Kinmen 中国海警局东海分局新闻发言人朱安庆表示，6月29日，福建海警位金门附近海域依法开展常态执法巡查。6月以来，福建海警组织舰艇编队持续强化相关海域管控力度，切实维护两岸渔民合法正当权益和生命财产安全，有力保障厦金海域正常航行和作业秩序。 On June 29, Zhu Anqing, spokesperson of the China Coast Guard Donghai Branch, stated that the Fujian Coast Guard conducted routine law-enforcement patrols in accordance with the law in the waters near Kinmen. Since the beginning of June, the Fujian Coast Guard have dispatched task groups to strengthen control and management over relevant waters. It is an effective step to protect the legitimate rights and interests, as well as the lives and property of fishermen on both sides of the Strait, and to ensure orderly navigation and activities in the waters between Xiamen and Kinmen.