China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels on Tuesday conducted law-enforcement patrols in waters around Taiwan Island in accordance with the one-China principle, said a spokesperson.
CCG fleets carried out drills such as inspection, capture, interception and detention operations against unwarranted vessels, said Zhu Anqing, spokesperson of the CCG's East China Sea Bureau.
Taiwan is a province of China, and these drills are concrete actions to exercise legitimate jurisdiction and control over the island in accordance with the one-China principle, Zhu said.
According to Zhang Chi, a professor of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) National Defense University, CCG's operations have been a highlight during joint military drills surrounding the island of Taiwan in recent years.
"In the 'Joint Sword-2024A' exercises in the first half of last year, an important breakthrough was that the main battleships and battleplanes of the Eastern Theater Command closed in on areas around the island of Taiwan, acting in concert with CCG ships to enter so-called 'restricted waters' near Wuqiu and Dongyin islands for law-enforcement patrols. This has given a clear warning to 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces. Also, in the 'Joint Sword-2024B' drills in the second half of last year, there was another breakthrough – the CCG conducted patrols in the waters surrounding Taiwan island. These exercises have demonstrated the close coordination between Chinese military and police, as well as China's firm determination and great capability to lawfully enforce control over Taiwan island in accordance with the one-China principle," Zhang explained.
Zhang noted, "in the latest exercises, CCG's vessel formations once again conducted law-enforcement patrols in waters around Taiwan Island. The reason for it is to consolidate the situation where the PLA conducts routine management and control over the island of Taiwan and the outer islands according to the one-China principle."
China Coast Guard conducts law-enforcement patrols around Taiwan in line with one-China principle: expert
China Coast Guard conducts law-enforcement patrols around Taiwan in line with one-China principle: expert
