World · 11 d ago
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Chinese coast guard ships follow eight Japanese vessels near Taiwan's Penghu Islands
Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration said the Japanese ships were sheltering from Typhoon Champi, and five Chinese coast guard vessels followed them.
"We ... call on China not to exploit the typhoon to create the false impression that it has jurisdiction or that the Taiwan Strait constitutes internal waters."
— Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration
What we know
- Eight Japanese ships sailed north along the median line
- Five Chinese ships followed them
Not yet
- China's response
Neither China's foreign ministry nor its Taiwan Affairs Office had commented as of Friday.
