TAIPEI: Four Chinese coast guard ships briefly sailed through Taiwan's 'prohibited' waters, Taipei said, urging Beijing to stop actions that 'endanger' navigation safety.
TAIPEI: Four Chinese coast guard ships briefly sailed through Taiwan's 'prohibited' waters, Taipei said, urging Beijing to stop actions that 'endanger' navigation safety.China claims self-ruled, democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and has said it will not rule out using force to bring the island under Beijing's control.
The ships 'sailed out of our prohibited and restricted waters' about an hour later, the agency said, urging Beijing to immediately stop 'behavior that endangers navigation safety.'China has in recent years ramped up sorties of aircraft and naval vessels around the island.Monday's incident comes two weeks before the May 20 inauguration of Taiwan's incoming leader Lai Ching-te.Like outgoing leader Tsai Ing-wen, Lai rejects China's claim on Taiwan.
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