4 China Coast Guard vessels enter Kinmen waters; Taiwan CGA blocks & monitors

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

Four China Coast Guard vessels—CCG 14608, 14531, 14604, and 14530—entered Kinmen’s restricted waters on Aug. 29, shortly after Typhoon Shanshan moved away and maritime traffic resumed. Taiwan’s Coast Guard deployed patrol boats for one-to-one monitoring, issued Chinese- and English-language warnings, and conducted close-in blocking operations before all four CCG vessels exited by 10:53. The CGA rejected Beijing’s characterization of the patrol as “routine law enforcement,” calling it gray-zone