China Haixun No. 06 patrolled the Taiwan Strait for 3 days, inspecting direct cargo ships across the Taiwan Strait. In this regard, the Coast Guard said tonight that it will maintain normal patrols to maintain the safety of Taiwanese ships and personnel, and hopes that China will not act excessively, infringe on the sovereignty of the Republic of China, and undermine regional peace and stability.

China’s Fujian Maritime Safety Administration reported in the evening that its large-scale cruise rescue ship “Haixun 06” launched the “Special Operation for Joint Patrol and Inspection in the Central and Northern Taiwan Strait” today. examine.

The Maritime Patrol Administration of the Oceanic Commission told the Central News Agency reporter tonight that it has grasped the situation as soon as possible. At present, in addition to maintaining normal patrols and maintaining the safety of Taiwanese ships and personnel, it also maintains flexible duties and responds to any situation at any time to ensure the safety of Taiwan’s sovereign waters. Yu.

The Coast Guard pointed out that President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to the United States and the meeting with the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, McCarthy, is a normal diplomacy exercised by the Republic of China Taiwan and an act of amity with political leaders of friendly countries. The navigation safety of the people of Taiwan in the waters under its jurisdiction shall not be endangered.

In order to ensure the sovereignty of Taiwan’s waters and the safety of navigation, the Maritime Commission and the Maritime Patrol Agency stated that they will stick to their posts and make every effort to safeguard the freedom and safety of navigation of the Chinese people in the waters under the law enforcement of the Maritime Patrol Agency. sovereignty of the Republic of China and undermine regional peace and stability.

In response to media coverage of CCTV news, the video content uploaded on Weibo shows that from the perspective of Haixun 06, a hasty glimpse of the land outside the ship is seen through the porthole. However, it is impossible to distinguish whether it is a land scene of mainland China or a scene of Taiwan. The Coast Guard pointed out that after checking the media’s claim that Haixun 06 saw land from the images taken by the ship, it should belong to the coastal area of ​​mainland China.

The Coast Guard stated that when President Tsai’s “Partners for Democracy and Common Prosperity Journey” returned to Los Angeles, China announced the launch of a joint patrol across the Taiwan Strait. .

At the same time, the Coast Guard will take the position of safeguarding maritime rights and interests, and work together with the Ministry of National Defense to strengthen joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in the sea area, and grasp the overall situation to ensure the security of Taiwan’s waters. We will not take the initiative to complicate the issue, and we also hope that mainland China will not affect the security and stability of the Taiwan Strait and the Asia-Pacific region.