Posted on 06/03/2026 3:44:44 AM PDT by DFG
The Chinese Coast Guard said on Monday it is conducting “law enforcement” patrols east of Taiwan in response to Japan and the Philippines reaching an agreement on maritime boundaries.
China denounced the Japanese-Filipino agreement as “completely illegal, null, and void” because it could disrupt China’s expansive territorial claims.
“This is a necessary action taken in response to Japan and the Philippines unilaterally announcing the initiation of maritime boundary delimitation negotiations in the waters east of China’s Taiwan island,” the Chinese Coast Guard said.
“We urge Japan and the Philippines to immediately cease all illegal actions that infringe upon China’s sovereign rights and interests,” the statement added.
Taiwan monitored the Chinese deployment and found it underwhelming, with only two Chinese ships detected southeast of the Taiwan-administered Orchid Island. Neither of the vessels entered Taiwan’s restricted waters, but the Taiwanese government was still annoyed by China’s “law enforcement patrol.”
“The sovereignty of the Republic of China must not be infringed upon. We are firmly committed to defending national sovereignty and ensuring the security of our waters,” the Taiwanese Coast Guard said.
Beijing blew a gasket after Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., met in Tokyo on Thursday and released a joint statement hailing a new “platinum era” in bilateral relations, which will include closer cooperation on the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Vision – Japan’s effort to build a regional alliance against Chinese aggression.
Takaichi and Marcos, Jr., also expressed their “serious concern over the situation in the East China Sea and the South China Sea,” two areas in which China has been especially aggressive.
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Here we go again...
They’ll need backup. Good thing it ain’t Kamala.
Chyna’s just asking for it.
China has been building artificial islands around Taiwan, the Republic of China, to point to so they can say that their coastline occupies the strait. Typical commie trash crappola. Nice to see that the other naval powers in the area are telling them to F@#$ off.
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