Taiwan Coast Guard Expels Four Chinese Ships from Restricted Waters

Executive Briefing

• Deployed seven coast guard vessels to confront four Chinese ships, including three coast guard vessels, near Taiwan's southern tip.
• Triggered by China's anger over Japan-Philippines talks on maritime boundary delimitation near Taiwan-controlled waters.
• Intercepted radio exchange reveals China claiming jurisdiction over waters Taiwan disputes as outside Beijing's sovereign rights.
• Escalates a two-week surge in Chinese coast guard activity, including standoffs near Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands.
• Taiwan's National Security Council chief publicly condemned China as 'a big fat bully' following the incident.