June

• 資料來源：海巡署
• 更新日期：2026/06/13

Chinese Coast Guard Vessel Provocatively Claims the Republic of China Does Not Exist；Taiwan Coast Guard Patrol Vessel Responds that the ROC and PRC Are Not Subordinate to Each Other and Orders Immediate Departure

At 09:48 on June 13, Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessels 2304 and 2502 were detected approximately 60 nautical miles east-southeast of Green Island, or 31 nautical miles outside Taiwan’s restricted water. The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) patrol vessel Hsun Hu No. 9 maintained on-scene monitoring and response operations, with the two sides separated by approximately two nautical miles.

During the operation, CCG vessel 2502 broadcast the following message to CGA Hsun Hu No. 9: “Vessel 2502 is conducting law-enforcement patrol operations in the water surrounding Taiwan under the jurisdiction of the People’s Republic of China. The so-called Republic of China does not exist. Taiwan is an inseparable part of China and a province of the People’s Republic of China. Without the approval of the People’s Republic of China, you have no authority to conduct any so-called law-enforcement activities in these water.”

CGA Hsun Hu No. 9 immediately responded in both Chinese and English with a firm rebuttal: “Calling Chinese Coast Guard vessel 2502. This is Hsun Hu No. 9 of the Coast Guard Administration of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The Republic of China and the People’s Republic of China are not subordinate to each other. These water fall within the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of China. You enjoy no sovereign rights or jurisdiction in this area. Your actions are in violation of international conventions. I demand that you leave immediately.”

As of 16:00 on June 13, the two Chinese Coast Guard vessels were continuing southbound approximately 56 nautical miles east of Orchid Island (Lanyu), while remaining under close CGA monitoring.

Pursuant to Article 56 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and related international legal provisions, the Republic of China exercises sovereign rights and jurisdiction within its Exclusive Economic Zone east of Taiwan. The People’s Republic of China possesses no sovereign rights or jurisdiction in these water. The CGA noted that Chinese government vessels have repeatedly conducted radio broadcasts and interference activities in the water of other nations, disrupting freedom of navigation and violating the principles of UNCLOS, thereby undermining regional peace and stability.

The CGA emphasized that, in response to China’s increasing use of gray-zone harassment and cognitive warfare tactics aimed at creating a false narrative of jurisdiction, it will continue employing integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to closely monitor the movements of Chinese government vessels. Through appropriate deployment of cutters and patrol vessels, the CGA will take concrete actions to deter China’s attempts to engage in “law enforcement in name, expansion of jurisdiction in reality,” while steadfastly safeguarding national sovereignty and maritime security.