Coast Guard Dispels Chinese Ships From Taiwan's Territorial Waters

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Taiwan's coast guard has driven four Chinese vessels out of waters around the outlying Kinmen Islands. It's the second day in a row that Chinese ships have been found in Taiwan's territorial waters.

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00:00Patrol boats expelled four Chinese vessels from Taiwanese territorial waters on Thursday afternoon.

00:07You have entered the waters of the Republic of China.

00:10Serious damage to regional peace and stability,

00:12affecting maritime safety and transport.

00:15Please immediately hand over your identification.

00:18The Chinese Coast Guard ships were found sailing around Taiwan's Jinmen Islands,

00:23which lie just kilometers from China's southeast coast.

00:26The incursion comes a day after a Chinese research vessel was also driven from Taiwan's territorial waters.

00:33More than 60 such incursions around Jinmen have been reported in the last 12 months.

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