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Two More Taiwan Coast Guard Frigates Unveiled in Keelung Ceremony
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11/6/2024
Taiwan has unveiled two new coast guard frigates in a ceremony in the northern port city of Keelung. At least one of the vessels will be deployed to defend the country's east coast.
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The Coast Guard is celebrating the completion of one ship and the launch of another in the
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northern port city of Jilong.
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One completed vessel, called the Lianjiang, is being handed over to the Coast Guard.
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It's named for the county which administers Taiwan's outlying Mazu Islands, just off the
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coast of China.
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At the same time, another vessel of the same class is being launched.
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During the christening ceremony for the ship, Taiwan's vice premier said it was named after
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the east coast county of Hualien.
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We will name the mission,
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which is to defend the Pacific Ocean and the East Taiwan Strait.
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I believe that with the addition of these two warships,
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we will be able to enhance the strength of our naval forces,
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to assist our naval forces in defending our sovereignty and maintaining our fishing rights.
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The ships are the third and fourth of six planned frigates.
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Taiwan's Coast Guard hopes they will modernize its fleet amid increasing tensions in the
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water around the country.
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China has ramped up military activity in waters around Taiwan in recent years,
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with incidents between Coast Guard and civilian vessels around Taiwan's outlying Jinmen Islands,
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some even resulting in deaths.
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The unveiling of new Coast Guard ships has become a common occurrence in Taiwan,
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as the country continues to bolster its maritime safety capabilities,
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and as the tensions in and around its waters continue to rise.
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Eason Chun and Chris Gorin for Taiwan Plus.
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