China launches coast guard patrol east of Taiwan
- BEIJING/TAIPEI: China said on Saturday (Jul 4) it had launched a new coast guard patrol east of Taiwan, drawing a sharp response from Taipei after a task force last month off the island's coast caused alarm in some Western capitals.
- China's military operates almost daily around Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own territory.
- But China has begun using its coast guard to enforce its territorial claims in what Taiwan calls "lawfare" to claim a legal basis for Chinese actions.
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- BEIJING/TAIPEI: China said on Saturday (Jul 4) it had launched a new coast guard patrol east of Taiwan, drawing a sharp response from Taipei after a task force last month off the island's coast caused alarm in some Western capitals.
- China's military operates almost daily around Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own territory.
- But China has begun using its coast guard to enforce its territorial claims in what Taiwan calls "lawfare" to claim a legal basis for Chinese actions.
Sources: CNA