Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-09-03

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

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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Source-stated publication date	2026-09-03
Original URL	http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16483258.html
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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 China Coast Guard Conducts Routine Law-enforcement Patrols in the Waters East of China’s Taiwan Island in Accordance with the Law 中国海警局新闻发言人姜略表示，9月3日，中国海警普陀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。8月以来，普陀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。 Jiang Lue, spokesperson for the China Coast Guard (CCG), stated that on September 3, the CCG task group led by CCGS Putuoshan conducted routine law-enforcement patrols in the waters east of China’s Taiwan Island in accordance with the law. Since August, Putuoshan task group had been strengthening control over the relevant waters to effectively ensure orderly navigation and activities, safeguarding the legitimate and lawful rights and interests, as well as the lives and property of fishermen on both sides of the Strait. The China Coast Guard will continue to strengthen law-enforcement patrols in the waters under China’s jurisdiction and resolutely safeguard China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.

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On September 3, the CCG Putuoshan vessel formation conducted law-enforcement patrols in waters east of Taiwan, with spokesperson Jiang Lue noting the formation has maintained continuous presence in those waters since August. The article documents the CCG's use of 'routine law-enforcement' framing to normalize a sustained operational posture east of Taiwan — a zone that carries particular sensitivity given its relevance to potential blockade scenarios. What remains unspecified is the number of vessels in the formation and the precise patrol area.

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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), 2026-09-03. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16483258.html.

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