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Taiwan will not tolerate Chinese efforts to create a false impression of having jurisdiction over its waters, the island’s coast guard said, vowing to “expel” any challengers after China ended a patrol off its eastern shores. China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, was angered after Japan and the Philippines said last month they would begin formal talks on their maritime boundaries, viewing that as involving waters off Taiwan. Late on Saturday, Chinese state media reported that ships had been sent to carry out a “special maritime traffic law-enforcement operation” and inspect shipping in waters east of Taiwan in response to the Japanese and Philippine announcement.
Full report : Taiwan says it won’t tolerate Chinese patrols, vows expulsions.