Taiwan: mainland China sends coastguard ships from contested Diaoyu Islands to patrol near Quemoy
Large vessels that mainland China’s coastguard uses to sail around the contested Diaoyu Islands were sent on Sunday on a law-enforcement patrol near Quemoy, where two mainland fishermen died this month fleeing Taiwan’s coastguard. The deployment, which signalled Beijing was stepping up pressure on Taipei, was intended to confront Taipei with an overwhelming presence, according … Read more
