China Coast Guard Conducts Routine Law-enforcement Patrols in the Waters East of China's Taiwan Island

Source-stated date: 4 July 2026 · China Military Online (EN)

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Published4 July 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
Collected2026-07-04 14:08:14 UTC, run 77
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On July 4, the China Coast Guard rotated task groups east of Taiwan, with CCGS Xiushan relieving CCGS Daishan, which had operated continuously in those waters since June conducting patrols, vessel verification, fishery protection, and rescue operations. The rotation documents that the CCG has sustained a persistent, named task-group presence east of Taiwan for over a month — a posture that extends the pattern of regularized CCG operations around the island established after the August 2022 exercises. What remains unknown is the exact composition of each task group beyond the lead vessel.

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BEIJING, July 4 -- Jiang Lue, spokesperson for the China Coast Guard (CCG), stated that on July 4, the CCG task group led by CCGS Xiushan replaced the task group led by CCGS Daishan to continue law-enforcement patrols in the waters east of China's Taiwan Island in accordance with the law. Since June, the Daishan task group had been carrying out patrols, vessel verification, fishery protection, and rescue operations in relevant waters to ensure orderly navigation and activities, and to protect the legitimate and lawful rights and interests, as well as the lives and property of fishermen on both sides of the Strait. The CCG will continue to strengthen law-enforcement patrols in waters under China's jurisdiction and firmly safeguard China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.

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Source-stated publication date	2026-07-04
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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "China Coast Guard Conducts Routine Law-enforcement Patrols in the Waters East of China's Taiwan Island." China Military Online (EN), 2026-07-04. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16471722.html.

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