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Fujian coast guard conducts law enforcement patrols in waters near Kinmen
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The Fujian coast guard conducted law enforcement patrols near Kinmen on May 27, with East China Sea Branch spokesperson Zhu Anqing confirming that task groups have been deployed continuously since early May to assert control over the Xiamen-Kinmen waters. The sustained task-group tempo—framed publicly as protecting fishermen on 'both sides of the Taiwan Strait'—documents an incremental normalization of CCG presence in waters Taiwan treats as its jurisdiction, extending a pattern of administrative encroachment that began with the February 2024 fatal speedboat incident. What remains unknown is the number and class of vessels involved and whether the patrols have crossed the informal boundary Taiwan observes around Kinmen's restricted waters.
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BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The Fujian coast guard on Wednesday conducted law enforcement patrols in accordance with the law in the waters near Kinmen, according to Zhu Anqing, spokesperson of the China Coast Guard East China Sea Branch (东海分局). Since the beginning of May, the Fujian coast guard has dispatched task groups to strengthen control and management over relevant waters, said Zhu. 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 Taiwan Strait, and to ensure orderly navigation and activities in the waters between Xiamen and Kinmen, the spokesperson said.
Original text
BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The Fujian coast guard on Wednesday conducted law enforcement patrols in accordance with the law in the waters near Kinmen, according to Zhu Anqing, spokesperson of the China Coast Guard Donghai Branch. Since the beginning of May, the Fujian coast guard has dispatched task groups to strengthen control and management over relevant waters, said Zhu. 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 Taiwan Strait, and to ensure orderly navigation and activities in the waters between Xiamen and Kinmen, the spokesperson said.