May
China Coast Guard Hsrassment in Kinmen Waters , May 14, 2024
Fifth Incursion in May: Mainland China Coast Guard Vessels Enter Kinmen Waters in Formation
ROC TCGA Responds with Full Monitoring and Expulsion
On May 14 at approximately 14:00, five Mainland Chinese Coast Guard(CCG) vessels once again were detected by ROC Taiwan Coast Guard Administration(TCGA) entering waters south off Kinmen in a coordinated formation. In response, the Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch of TCGA immediately dispatched six patrol boats to respond, monitor, and issue repeated radio warnings to expel the said intruding vessels.
The five involving CCG vessels —hull numbers 14603, 14604, 14608, 14521, and 14515—assembled in a “2-2 formation” and crossed into Taiwan Area’s Restricted Water around 15:00. Specifically, Vessel 14603 and 14604 entered waters south of Liaoluo, while 14608 and 14521 approached south of Jhuishan. Vessel 14515 remained in a supportingposition right out off the water.
Whille the maneuver was assessed as a deliberatintrusion, TCGA immediately deployed patrol boats in response formations to carry out evidence gathering, radio warings and expulsion procedures. Under our active enforcement actions,e, all five CCG vessels exited Taiwan Area’s Restricted Waters by 17:09.
This marks the fifth time in May alone that CCG vessels have entered Kinmen’s Restricted Area in formation, surpassing the monthly counts recorded in March and April (four incursions each). TCGA strongly condemns these repeated, coordinated entries, stating that such actions severely endanger navigational safety, undermine cross-strait peace, stability, and contribute nothing to constructive cross-strait engagements.
TCGA calls on Mainland China to exercise restraint and immediately cease these irrational and destabilizing actions. TCGA will continue to uphold its principles of “No Provocation and No Yielding,” maintaining a firm law enforcement stance to deter threats to maritime safety and national jurisdiction.
ROC TCGA Responds with Full Monitoring and Expulsion
On May 14 at approximately 14:00, five Mainland Chinese Coast Guard(CCG) vessels once again were detected by ROC Taiwan Coast Guard Administration(TCGA) entering waters south off Kinmen in a coordinated formation. In response, the Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch of TCGA immediately dispatched six patrol boats to respond, monitor, and issue repeated radio warnings to expel the said intruding vessels.
The five involving CCG vessels —hull numbers 14603, 14604, 14608, 14521, and 14515—assembled in a “2-2 formation” and crossed into Taiwan Area’s Restricted Water around 15:00. Specifically, Vessel 14603 and 14604 entered waters south of Liaoluo, while 14608 and 14521 approached south of Jhuishan. Vessel 14515 remained in a supportingposition right out off the water.
Whille the maneuver was assessed as a deliberatintrusion, TCGA immediately deployed patrol boats in response formations to carry out evidence gathering, radio warings and expulsion procedures. Under our active enforcement actions,e, all five CCG vessels exited Taiwan Area’s Restricted Waters by 17:09.
This marks the fifth time in May alone that CCG vessels have entered Kinmen’s Restricted Area in formation, surpassing the monthly counts recorded in March and April (four incursions each). TCGA strongly condemns these repeated, coordinated entries, stating that such actions severely endanger navigational safety, undermine cross-strait peace, stability, and contribute nothing to constructive cross-strait engagements.
TCGA calls on Mainland China to exercise restraint and immediately cease these irrational and destabilizing actions. TCGA will continue to uphold its principles of “No Provocation and No Yielding,” maintaining a firm law enforcement stance to deter threats to maritime safety and national jurisdiction.
- Source: 海巡署
- Date: 2026/02/05
