Taiwan: Four Chinese Coast Guard Ships Illegally Enter Waters Around Kinmen

Taiwan says it told four Chinese coast guard vessels to leave restricted waters around the Kinmen islands. It's the first such incursion this month.

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00:00Taiwan says four Chinese Coast Guard vessels entered restricted waters near the outlying

00:05islands of Jingmen.

00:06You have violated the Taiwan region and mainland People's Relations Act, and entered our territorial

00:14waters.

00:15Your actions have impacted our territorial order and security.

00:20Please turn around and leave as soon as possible.

00:23Taiwan Coast Guard said it immediately dispatched its own boats in response to the incident

00:27on Friday morning and ordered the Chinese vessels to leave.

00:31The Chinese ships left more than two hours later.

00:33Chinese ships have entered water surrounding the outlying islands dozens of times this

00:37year.

00:38Taiwan's Coast Guard says such actions harm relations between the two sides.