The latest object of maritime contention between Taiwan and China has been an abandoned maritime freighter that is currently near the Yehliu Geopark...
In spite of appearances otherwise, Coast Guard cooperation continues between Taiwan and China, specifically with regard to rescue efforts by the Taiwanese Coast Guard directed at Chinese vessels in distress. This occurs despite efforts by the CCP to depict the Taiwanese Coast Guard as harassing Chinese fishing vessels...
The Taiwanese Coast Guard Administration has called for 6,000 volunteers to participate in maritime patrols, as a means of countering China’s grey-zone tactics. This proves an interesting move at a time when there have been calls for greater transparency from the CGA to deal with grey-zone activity...
An active duty military officer who is part of the Kinmen Garrison continues to be held in China after a fishing trip went awry led to his being rescued by the Chinese Coast Guard...
Maritime contention between Taiwan and China continues, following the rescue of two Taiwanese fishers by the Chinese Coast Guard after the two became adrift during a fishing trip. This occurred due to the engine failure of their vessel...
KMT deputy chair Andrew Hsia once again traveled to China last week, one of the many visits that Hsia has undertaken to China in the past two years. Hsia met with Song Tao, the director of the Taiwan Affairs Office , although before the trip occurred, the KMT claimed that Hsia had no plans to meet with any Chinese officials...
An incident involving the drowning death of two Chinese fishermen, who were on a speedboat intruding in the territorial waters of Kinmen, continues to be politically contested. The two fishermen died after the speedboat they were on refused to consent to a search by the Taiwanese Coast Guard, attempted to flee, then capsized. Though two of the four people on the speedboat were pulled out of the water, the other two had no vital signs when this occurred...
A drowning incident involving two individuals on a Chinese speedboat in Kinmen territorial waters could prove a case that ramps up tensions between Taiwan and China in the coming days, if the Chinese government leverages on the incident for nationalist outrage...
The Chinese government announced earlier this week that it would be ending the current “offset measure” for the M503 flight route, as well as beginning eastbound operation of routes W122 and W123. The Taiwanese Civil Aviation Administration has criticized this move as unilateral in nature, in reversing course on previous negotiations between Taiwan and China...
