China Coast Guard vessels conduct gray-zone harassment in Kinmen waters

Intelligence summary

Four China Coast Guard vessels— CCG 14527, 14604, 14531, and 14608— entered Kinmen’s restricted waters on Sept. 11, marking the second consecutive day and fourth incursion that week. Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration deployed patrol boats for one-to-one monitoring and issued Chinese- and English-language warnings before expelling all four vessels by 11:13. The CGA described the repeated operations as coordinated gray-zone harassment.