Taiwan CGA monitors Chinese CCG vessels 280km east of Lanyu; disputes 'routine' ops claim

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration deployed the patrol ship Taipei this morning to monitor two China Coast Guard vessels operating east of Taiwan. The Xiushan (2305) was located 280 km east of Lanyu, while the Chongming (1401) operated 80 km to its northeast. The CCG has described the deployment as a routine law-enforcement mission. Taiwan’s CGA rejected that claim as “fake law enforcement, real expansion of power” and said it would continue tracking the vessels.