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

Source-stated date: 29 September 2026 · 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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Published29 September 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
Collected2026-09-29 18:26:26 UTC, run 153
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CCG spokesperson Jiang Lue announced that the Zhujiajian vessel formation conducted law-enforcement patrols east of Taiwan on September 29, framed as part of continuous operations throughout September to assert control over 'relevant waters' and protect 'Chinese citizens including Taiwan compatriots.' The inclusion of Taiwan residents under PRC citizen protection language is the analytically significant element here: it extends a sovereignty claim through welfare framing rather than through explicit territorial assertion. Whether the Zhujiajian formation's September tempo represents an increase over prior months is not established by this release.

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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29日，中国海警朱家尖舰编队位中国台湾岛以东海域依法开展常态化执法巡查。9月以来，朱家尖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 29, the CCG task group led by CCGS Zhujiajian conducted routine law-enforcement patrols in the waters east of China’s Taiwan Island in accordance with the law. Since September, Zhujiajian 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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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), 2026-09-29. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16490222.html.

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