Taiwan Chases China Ships Away From Restricted Area

Taiwan issued warnings to four Chinese coast guard vessels that entered restricted waters Monday around the Taiwan-controlled Kinmen Islands, which lie just off China’s southeastern coast.

Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said it detected the Chinese ships approaching restricted waters south of Kinmen at about 3 p.m. local time, the Taipei Times reported Tuesday, citing a statement from the CGA’s Kinmen-Matsu Branch.

The CGA said the Chinese vessels separately entered the restricted waters off Fuxing islet, Zhaishan, Jinhu, and Liaoluo at 3 p.m. local time and left the area about two hours later following the arrival of the Taiwan patrol boats.

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