Taiwan pushes back as China claims jurisdiction in eastern waters｜Taiwan News

Bilingual text here: https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026610W08EA?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description 雙語文字版: https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026610W08EA?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description Our official website: ➔ https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/ Follow us on Facebook: ➔ https://www.facebook.com/ftvformosanews X (Twitter): ➔ https://x.com/FTV_Taiwan_News China has stepped up its activities in waters east of Taiwan, dispatching its coast guard and government vessels that claim to be conducting law enforcement operations. Taiwan’s Coast Guard has pushed back, broadcasting warnings to both Chinese vessels and passing merchant ships, and stating that Beijing has no authority in Taiwan’s maritime zone. As tensions rise and concerns grow over China’s use of gray-zone tactics and cognitive warfare, Taiwan says it is closely monitoring the situation and remains committed to defending its sovereignty. The moves come as Japan and the Philippines conduct negotiations on maritime delimitation, which largely overlaps with Taiwan’s maritime zone. Both Japan and the Philippines have previously signed a fisheries agreement with Taiwan, and both have stated that the current negotiations will not affect Taiwan. Japan and the Philippines have agreed to negotiate their maritime boundaries, a diplomacy breakthrough that China has used as an excuse to once again harass Taiwan. Beijing dispatched Coast Guard and government vessels to waters east of Taiwan, claiming the waters as their own and broadcasting messages to foreign ships. This is how Taiwan responds to them. Changbin staff Taiwan Coast Guard This is the Exclusive Economic Zone of the ROC Taiwan. China has no jurisdiction here. Do not harass passing vessels. Your actions violate international law. We demand that you leave the area at once. Taiwan’s Coast Guard vessels also sent broadcasts to passing merchant ships to counter China’s claims. Changbin staff Taiwan Coast Guard This is the maritime zone of the ROC. China has no sovereign rights or jurisdiction here. Please continue your normal voyage and pay no heed to the broadcasts from Chinese vessels. China is increasingly resorting to gray-zone tactics and cognitive warfare to create the false impression that it exercises jurisdiction over the area. More recently, it even deployed naval vessels near Taiwan’s eastern waters. And Taiwan is not sitting idle. Xavier Chang Executive Yuan Secretary-General These actions by the CCP undermine our sovereignty and violate international laws and conventions. Our Navy and Coast Guard are monitoring the situation to ensure the safety of our people. We will not yield an inch of our waters. This year’s budget remains under review, and we hope that ruling and opposition parties will support funding the Armed Forces and Coast Guard. Lin Chia-lung Foreign minister The governments of Japan and the Philippines have stated that their negotiations do not implicate Taiwan. As for the rights that Taiwan is granted under international law, we hope that everyone sees through the CCP’s attempts to expand its authority via claims of law enforcement, and that nobody falls for its cognitive warfare operations. Opposition lawmakers had pointed out that the negotiations between Japan and the Philippines largely overlap with Taiwan’s Exclusive Economic Zone, and subsequently accused the government of compromising national interests. But Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung has stepped forward to clarify the matter and stem misinformation. For more Taiwan news, tune in: Mon to Fri at 9:30 pm on Channel 152 Tue to Sat at 1 am on Channel 53 #japan #taiwan #philippines #international #UNCLOS #台灣新聞 #TaiwanNews #民視新聞 #FTV新聞 #Taiwan