Four Chinese Coast Guard Ships Enter Kinmen Restricted Waters

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Four Chinese Coast Guard ships sailed into restricted waters around Taiwan's outlying Kinmen Islands on Tuesday and were chased away by Taiwan’s patrol boats.

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00:00Four Chinese Coast Guard ships entered Taiwanese waters off the outlying Jinmen Islands,

00:05but Taiwan's Coast Guard says it chased them away.

00:08The Coast Guard says it deployed four patrol boats to escort the Chinese ships out of the area on Wednesday morning.

00:15It comes after a similar incursion on Tuesday afternoon that also involved four Chinese Coast Guard vessels.

00:22Taiwan's Coast Guard says incursions like these are gray zone warfare tactics,

00:26and they will increase surveillance ahead of the Dragon Boat Festival, which is coming up this weekend.

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