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China Coast Guard Conducts Routine Law Enforcement Patrols in Waters East of China's Taiwan Island in Accordance with Law

Source-stated date: · PLA Daily (解放军报)

中国海警位中国台湾岛以东海域依法开展常态化执法巡查

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Record history
  1. Published31 July 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
  2. Collected2026-07-31 22:01:12 UTC, run 101
  3. Machine readingAnalyzed
  4. AnalysisIn the source trail of The PLA Watch No. 12

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The China Coast Guard's Xiushan vessel formation conducted law enforcement patrols east of Taiwan on July 31, with spokesperson Jiang Lüe framing the operation as part of a sustained July campaign to 'strengthen control' (加强管控 is implied) over those waters. The use of 坚决 ('resolutely') and the explicit claim of jurisdiction east of Taiwan extends the CCG's public assertion of enforcement authority into waters Taiwan and the U.S. contest. What remains unknown is the Xiushan formation's exact composition, patrol track, and whether this represents a change in frequency or area relative to prior months.

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中国海警局新闻发言人姜略表示,7月31日,中国海警秀山舰编队位中国台湾岛以东海域依法开展常态化执法巡查。7月以来,秀山舰编队持续加强相关海域管控,有力保障正常航行和作业秩序,切实维护包括台湾同胞在内的中国民众合法正当权益和生命财产安全。中国海警将持续加强在中国管辖海域执法巡查,坚决维护国家领土主权和海洋权益。

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DeskChina Desk
Publishing institutionCMC Political Work Department
Source outletPLA Daily (解放军报) (pla_daily)
Source languagezh-Hans — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date2026-07-31
Original URLhttp://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16476930.html
Collected at2026-07-31 22:01:12 — collection metadata, not a publication time
Content fingerprintde58b59a41f317ee412be41b8c8182d6070903948cd9ddf387e7db673d9c9064 — taken when the record was captured, over the stored original title and text
Collection run101
Analysis modelclaude-sonnet-4-6
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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "中国海警位中国台湾岛以东海域依法开展常态化执法巡查." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-07-31. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16476930.html.

As held. Indo-Pacific Record, Research Atlas corpus, Record 2869, Snapshot — 2026-10-15 (873 records).

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