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China sends vessels near Taiwan-controlled South China Sea islands

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Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration reported that two mainland Chinese law enforcement vessels entered restricted waters near Taiping Island, an island controlled by Taiwan in the South China Sea. This marks the first instance of such Chinese government vessels entering these specific waters. Taiwan's coastguard successfully drove the vessels away, and a similar incident involving a Chinese coastguard ship near the Pratas Islands was also reported. AI

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China sends vessels near Taiwan-controlled South China Sea islands

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Albee Zhang ·

    The quiet escalation unfolding around Taiwan’s remote outposts as Beijing sends ships

    Taiwan has for the first time reported mainland Chinese law enforcement vessels near an island it controls in the South China Sea, a development experts say could form the basis of Beijing’s effective control in the waters. The move comes after Beijing accused Taiwan’s ruling Dem…

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