Coast Guard Drives Chinese Ships Away From Restricted Waters Near Kinmen

The coast guard drove off four intruding Chinese vessels from restricted waters near the Kinmen Islands Tuesday afternoon.

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00:00Taiwan's Coast Guard has driven away four Chinese Coast Guard vessels from restricted waters near the Jingmen Islands.

00:06That's after a similar incident in the same area on Tuesday.

00:20The Coast Guard condemned what it described as China's false claims over the waters and called the incident a form

00:27of harassment.

00:27This is the third encounter in the past week the Coast Guard has had with Chinese vessels intruding on Taiwan's

00:34waters.

00:34The Coast Guard says it stands ready to defend sovereignty and maintain peace.