Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-07-31

China Coast Guard patrols waters east of Taiwan Island

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Desk	China Desk
Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	China Military Online (EN) (china_mil_online)
Source language	en — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date	2026-07-31
Original URL	http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16476987.html
Collected at	2026-07-31 22:01:12 — collection metadata, not a publication time
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BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Friday conducted a routine law-enforcement patrol in the waters east of China's Taiwan Island, a spokesperson said. Jiang Lue, a spokesperson for the CCG, said the CCG's Xiushan ship formation has continued to strengthen management of the relevant waters since July, ensuring normal navigation and operational order and safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests, as well as the lives and property of Chinese people, including Taiwan compatriots. The CCG will continue to strengthen law enforcement patrols in waters under China's jurisdiction and resolutely safeguard national territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, the spokesperson said.

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The China Coast Guard's Xiushan ship formation conducted a declared routine law-enforcement patrol east of Taiwan Island on July 31, with spokesperson Jiang Lue stating the formation has operated continuously in those waters since July. The framing — emphasizing "management" (管辖) of the waters and protection of "Taiwan compatriots" — extends the post-August 2022 pattern of CCG presence east of Taiwan from episodic exercises into a claimed standing patrol regime. What remains unknown is the number and class of vessels in the Xiushan formation and whether the operational tempo has changed relative to prior months.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "China Coast Guard patrols waters east of Taiwan Island." China Military Online (EN), 2026-07-31. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16476987.html.

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