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Fujian Coast Guard Conducts Routine Law-enforcement Patrols in the Waters near Kinmen
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The Fujian Coast Guard conducted what it described as routine law-enforcement patrols near Kinmen on July 29, framing the operation as protecting fishermen on both sides of the Strait and maintaining navigational order in the Xiamen-Kinmen waters; the release notes task groups have been deployed continuously since early July. The framing of cross-Strait patrols as bilateral protection—covering 'fishermen on both sides'—extends a pattern in which the CCG asserts jurisdiction over contested waters while packaging enforcement as a shared service, complicating Taiwan's ability to characterize the presence as coercive. What remains unknown is the number and class of vessels deployed and whether patrol tracks have shifted relative to prior months.
Translation
BEIJING, July 29 -- On July 29, the Fujian Coast Guard conducted routine law-enforcement patrols in accordance with the law in the waters near Kinmen. Since the beginning of July, 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.
Original text
BEIJING, July 29 -- On July 29, the Fujian Coast Guard conducted routine law-enforcement patrols in accordance with the law in the waters near Kinmen. Since the beginning of July, 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.