On the 26th, it was revealed that a ship operated by the Chinese authorities was sailing without permission in a ``prohibited zone'' set off the coast of Kinmen Island, a remote island in Taiwan.Taiwanese ministers said, ``We cannot accept this.'' blamed the authorities.
This was revealed to the press on the 27th by Chief Commissioner Guan Bi-ling, the head of Taiwan's Maritime Commission and a Cabinet member.
According to the report, on the 26th, one ship belonging to the China Coast Guard entered the "forbidden zone" off the coast of Kinmen Island, and four ships belonging to the "China Coast Guard" entered the "restricted zone" without authorization. It means that it has sailed.
These waters have been established by the Taiwanese authorities, but there is also said to have been tacit consent from the Chinese side, and from Taiwan's perspective, it is virtually impossible for a Chinese ship to sail through the "forbidden waters" without permission. This constitutes a violation of the territorial waters of
On the 14th of this month, a Chinese fishing boat capsized off the coast of Kinmen Island during a crackdown by Taiwanese authorities, killing two of its crew.
In response, the Chinese authorities announced that they would strengthen patrols in the area, and on the 20th of this month, it was confirmed that a ship belonging to the China Coast Guard had sailed through the island's "forbidden waters" without permission. It had been.
The chief commissioner expressed concern about the Chinese authorities' intentions, saying, ``It has strong political meaning.It is a form of demonstrating sovereignty.''
In Taiwan, there is a view that the Chinese authorities are bringing the same practice of normalizing intrusions into Japan's territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture to the Kinmen Island area, and the Chief Commissioner said, ``This is completely unacceptable.'' "No," he blamed the Chinese authorities.