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Taiwan Coast Guard Repels Chinese Fishing Vessels Near Pratas Islands

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Taiwanese authorities used water cannons to drive Chinese vessels away from the Dongsha Islands.

Taiwanese maritime authorities deployed a water cannon to drive away two mainland Chinese fishing vessels operating near the Dongsha Islands. The interception underscores ongoing maritime friction in the contested waters surrounding the island group.

The confrontation occurred in the territorial waters near the Dongsha Islands, also known as the Pratas Islands.
Taiwan Coast Guard vessels used a water cannon to force the two mainland boats to retreat.
Maritime authorities in Taipei maintain a strict enforcement posture around the strategically vital island chain.

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The Dongsha Islands are a strategic Taiwanese-held atoll in the northern South China Sea, frequently becoming a flashpoint for maritime sovereignty disputes involving Beijing.

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Both reports confirm that Taiwan's Coast Guard used a water cannon to expel two Chinese fishing boats from the waters near the Dongsha Islands.

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