Taiwan pushes back as China claims jurisdiction in eastern waters
Taiwan pushes back as China claims jurisdiction in eastern waters
2026-06-10
China has stepped up its activities in waters east of Taiwan, dispatching its coast guard and government vessels that claim to be conducting law enforcement operations. Taiwan’s Coast Guard has pushed back, broadcasting warnings to both Chinese vessels and passing merchant ships, and stating that Beijing has no authority in Taiwan’s maritime zone. As tensions rise and concerns grow over China’s use of gray-zone tactics and cognitive warfare, Taiwan says it is closely monitoring the situation and remains committed to defending its sovereignty. The moves come as Japan and the Philippines conduct negotiations on maritime delimitation, which largely overlaps with Taiwan’s maritime zone. Both Japan and the Philippines have previously signed a fisheries agreement with Taiwan, and both have stated that the current negotiations will not affect Taiwan.
Japan and the Philippines have agreed to negotiate their maritime boundaries, a diplomacy breakthrough that China has used as an excuse to once again harass Taiwan. Beijing dispatched Coast Guard and government vessels to waters east of Taiwan, claiming the waters as their own and broadcasting messages to foreign ships. This is how Taiwan responds to them.
Changbin staff
Taiwan Coast Guard
This is the Exclusive Economic Zone of the ROC Taiwan. China has no jurisdiction here. Do not harass passing vessels. Your actions violate international law. We demand that you leave the area at once.
Taiwan’s Coast Guard vessels also sent broadcasts to passing merchant ships to counter China’s claims.
Changbin staff
Taiwan Coast Guard
This is the maritime zone of the ROC. China has no sovereign rights or jurisdiction here. Please continue your normal voyage and pay no heed to the broadcasts from Chinese vessels.
China is increasingly resorting to gray-zone tactics and cognitive warfare to create the false impression that it exercises jurisdiction over the area. More recently, it even deployed naval vessels near Taiwan’s eastern waters. And Taiwan is not sitting idle.
Xavier Chang
Executive Yuan Secretary-General
These actions by the CCP undermine our sovereignty and violate international laws and conventions. Our Navy and Coast Guard are monitoring the situation to ensure the safety of our people. We will not yield an inch of our waters. This year’s budget remains under review, and we hope that ruling and opposition parties will support funding the Armed Forces and Coast Guard.
Lin Chia-lung
Foreign minister
The governments of Japan and the Philippines have stated that their negotiations do not implicate Taiwan. As for the rights that Taiwan is granted under international law, we hope that everyone sees through the CCP’s attempts to expand its authority via claims of law enforcement, and that nobody falls for its cognitive warfare operations.
Opposition lawmakers had pointed out that the negotiations between Japan and the Philippines largely overlap with Taiwan’s Exclusive Economic Zone, and subsequently accused the government of compromising national interests. But Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung has stepped forward to clarify the matter and stem misinformation.
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中國4艦闖限制水域稱"執法" 張惇涵:藍色海疆寸土不讓
2026-06-10
中國對台頻頻發動認知做戰，近日因日菲談判經濟海域，中國竟派公務船前往侵擾，甚至對行經的商貨輪廣播，謊稱擁有海域管轄權，近期甚至還有中國軍艦逼近台灣東部海域，行政院秘書長張惇涵今天強調，我國的海軍、海巡都嚴密掌握當中，藍色海疆我們寸土不讓。
中國以日本與菲律賓談判經濟海域為藉口，派出大批海警船公務船赴台灣東部海域，聲稱兩岸同屬一中，還對外籍船舶廣播，宣稱中國有管轄權，我國海巡祭出反制。
[[台灣海巡長濱艦人員]]
“這裡是中華民國臺灣專屬經濟海域，中國沒有管轄權，請不要騷擾航行船隻，你的行為已經違反國際法，我要求你立即離開。”
不只要中國公務船離開，台灣海巡也向行經的商貨輪廣播，破除中國謠言。
[[台灣海巡長濱艦人員]]
“這裡是中華民國海域，中國沒有任何主權權利，也沒有管轄權，請保持正常航行，不必理會中國船舶廣播。”
面對中國頻繁利用灰色地帶侵擾、進行認知做戰營造管轄權假象，甚至近日還出動共艦逼近東部海域，我國以行動捍衛主權。
[[行政院秘書長 張惇涵]]
“中共的這個做法，不僅危害了我國的主權，也違反了相關的國際法跟國際公約，我國的海軍海巡也都嚴密掌握當中，來確保國人的安全，藍色海疆我們還是寸土不讓。今年的預算到現在還在審，也希望立法院朝野政黨，能夠支持國軍跟海巡的預算。”
[[外交部長 林佳龍]]
“日方跟菲律賓政府也都有表達，(談判)不涉及台灣，對國際法上應有的權利，我們也希望大家不要落入中共，假執法真擴權的敘事框架中，避免流於中共的認知作戰的操弄。”
面對在野黨質疑日菲劃定海域範圍涉及我國專屬經濟海域，還砲轟喪權辱國，外交部長親上火線澄清，不讓錯誤輿論持續蔓延。
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