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Taiwan's coast guard says it expelled two Chinese government vessels from prohibited waters around Taiping Island in the South China Sea, the first ever intrusion into the island's prohibited waters.
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00:00Taiwan's Coast Guard has expelled two Chinese official ships from prohibited waters around
00:05Taiping Island in the South China Sea. The Coast Guard says this was the first ever Chinese
00:11incursion into Taiping's prohibited waters, and the ships were driven off after about 15 minutes.
00:18This incident comes amid broader tensions at sea between Taiwan and China. Beijing announced a
00:23special law enforcement patrol to the east of Taiwan last Saturday. The Coast Guard has called
00:29China's activity harassment and has accused Beijing of faking law enforcement.
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