China Defends Coast Guard Patrols Near Taiwan's Kinmen Islands Amid Rising Tensions
Beijing's coast guard activities around Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands intensify, dismissing complaints of causing panic and asserting patrols are lawful.
- China's government claims its coast guard patrols around Kinmen islands are 'beyond reproach', dismissing Taiwan's complaints of causing panic.
- Taiwan's defense minister states mainland Chinese coastguard ships are not seen as a threat as long as they avoid land forces.
- Five Chinese coast guard ships entered prohibited waters around Kinmen, with Beijing beginning regular patrols this month.
- Mainland China sends coastguard ships from contested Diaoyu Islands to patrol near Kinmen, signaling increased pressure on Taipei.
- China's coast guard activities near Kinmen are seen as a 'gray zone' tactic, risking confrontations without triggering war.
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CNA 
South China Morning Post 
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Newsweek 
