China coast guard patrols east of Taiwan, angering Taipei

🇨🇳 The Straits Times (CN) —
China coast guard patrols east of Taiwan, angering Taipei

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China's coast guard conducted patrols east of Taiwan, which Taipei criticized as politically motivated to expand Beijing's control. This move heightened tensions in the Taiwan Strait.

BEIJING, July 31 - China's coast guard conducted patrols it described as routine law enforcement in waters east of Taiwan on Friday, angering Taipei, which condemned the move as a political operation aimed at expanding Beijing's control.

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