Taiwan's National Security Council head slams increased Chinese activities in EEZ
Taiwan's National Security Council head slams increased Chinese activities in EEZ
NSC head slams increased Chinese activities in EEZ - Taipei Times
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“In this part of the world, #China is the one & only PROBLEM wrecking the #StatusQuo & threatening regional peace & stability,” [Taiwan's National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph] Wu wrote on [social media].
In a separate post, he said Beijing was coercing Taiwan’s maritime domain, calling it illegal and provocative, after the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) expelled a Chinese research vessel that intruded in Taiwan’s restricted waters.
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Wu also attached a video with English subtitles to the post, showing Taiwan’s efforts to counter China’s intrusions into the nation’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
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China has more than 120 oceanographic research vessels of various types, which have expanded their operations across the Indo-Pacific region, it said.
Over the past three years, Chinese vessels’ area of activity has expanded from the first island chain to the third island chain, even reaching Hawaii, the video said, adding that China’s navigation range has expanded to the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Australia and the Arctic Ocean.
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