Taiwan Says China Harassing Shipping With East Coast Patrol
TAIPEI, Nov 1 (Reuters) – China’s Coast Guard is harassing shipping with its latest patrol off Taiwan’s east coast and trying to exert a fictional jurisdiction, the Taiwanese Coast Guard said, adding it had…
A Taiwan Coast Guard patrol vessel moves in Keelung, as China conducts "Justice Mission 2025" military drills around Taiwan, in Keelung, Taiwan, December 30, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang
TAIPEI, Nov 1 (Reuters) – China’s Coast Guard is harassing shipping with its latest patrol off Taiwan’s east coast and trying to exert a fictional jurisdiction, the Taiwanese Coast Guard said, adding it had sent its own ships to keep watch.
China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, has stepped up activity off the island’s east coast since June with regular coast guard patrols. Officials in Taiwan, which rejects Beijing’s sovereignty ?claims, say they believe China is practicing for a potential maritime blockade using overlapping military, paramilitary and civilian assets.
Taipei regards the area off its east ?coast as critical to wartime supply routes from allies in the event of a blockade or conflict. China recognizes no claims of sovereignty by Taiwan.
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