00:00China's Coast Guard patrols east of Taiwan have drawn a sharp response from Taipei,
00:06with Taiwan's defence minister calling the move a provocative act.
00:09The incident comes after Japan and the Philippines announced plans last month
00:13to begin talks on delimiting their maritime boundaries,
00:16a move China criticised because it involves waters of Taiwan,
00:20which Beijing claims as its own territory.
00:25Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo accused China of using what he described as cognitive warfare
00:31to gradually expand its presence around the island,
00:34saying Beijing was trying to cast a spider's web over the area and challenge Taiwan's sovereignty.
00:40Late on Friday, Chinese state media said Coast Guard ships had been sent to carry out
00:45a special maritime law enforcement operation in waters east of Taiwan.
00:49Taiwan's Coast Guard said four Chinese vessels entered restricted waters before being wand away.
00:55The ships later left the area.
00:57China has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control.
01:02Taiwan's government rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims.
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