Is China preparing to surround Taiwan? 5 coast guard ships sighted near Kinmen

Five Chinese coast guard vessels entered prohibited or restricted waters around Taiwan’s border island of Kinmen on Monday, a Taiwanese minister told reporters on Tuesday amid rising tensions with Beijing. China’s coast guard this month began routine patrols around the Taiwan-controlled Kinmen Islands, which are close to China’s coast, after the boat carrying two Chinese nationals trying to flee Taiwan’s coast guard entered restricted waters. Death occurred. Kuan Bi-ling, head of Taiwan’s Ocean Affairs Council, told reporters that the Chinese boats left the area shortly after Taiwan’s coast guard asked them to leave.

Democratically ruled Taiwan, which China claims as territory, is wary of Beijing’s efforts to step up pressure on Taipei following the election of Lai Ching-te as president last month, a man Beijing sees as a dangerous separatist. Believes. Taiwan’s coast guard said six Chinese coast guard officers boarded a Taiwanese tourist boat carrying 11 crew and 23 passengers last week to check its route plan, certificates and crew licenses and spent about half an hour Left after.