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By Yimou Lee / ReutersCoast guard commander Lin Chie-ming is on the front line of a new type of warfare that China is waging against Taiwan.
Coast guard commander Lin Chie-ming is on the front line of a new type of warfare that China is waging against Taiwan. On a chilly morning late last month, Lin, clad in an orange uniform, stood on the rolling deck of his boat as it patrolled in choppy waters off the Matsu Islands. A few kilometers away, the Chinese coast was faintly visible from Lin’s boat. He was on the lookout for Chinese sand-dredging ships encroaching on waters controlled by Taiwan. The Chinese goal, Taiwanese officials say, is to pressure Taiwan by tying down its naval defenses and undermining the livelihoods of
By Yimou Lee ON BOARD THE TAIWAN COAST GUARD SHIP PP-10062, East China Sea, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Taiwanese coast guard commander Lin Chie-ming is on the frontline of a new type of warfare that China is waging against Taiwan. China’s weapon? Sand. On a chilly morning in late January, Lin, clad in an orange uniform, stood on the rolling deck of his boat as it patrolled in choppy waters off the Taiwan-run Matsu Islands. A few kilometers away, the Chinese coast was faintly visible from Lin’s boat. He was on the lookout for Chinese sand-dredging ships encroaching on waters controlled by Tai...
China's latest weapon against Taiwan: the sand dredger A sand-dredging ship with a Chinese flag is seen in the waters off the Taiwan-controlled Matsu islands, January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang reuters_tickers This content was published on February 5, 2021 - 13:17 February 5, 2021 - 13:17 By Yimou Lee ON BOARD THE TAIWAN COAST GUARD SHIP PP-10062, East China Sea (Reuters) - Taiwanese coast guard commander Lin Chie-ming is on the frontline of a new type of warfare that China is waging against Taiwan. China's weapon? Sand. On a chilly morning in late January, Lin, clad in an orange uniform, sto...
China Is Digging Up Sand In The Ocean In Its Latest Aggressive Move Against Taiwan According to Reuters, Chinese sand-dredging vessels are encroaching on waters controlled by Taiwan. The purpose of this is two-fold. The first is to tie down the "island democracy's naval defenses" and alarm citizens; the second is to remove the physical barrier that separates the two countries while damaging infrastructure in the process. In the first objective, Taiwanese officials said the coast guard has been forced to focus time and resources on the issue -- necessitating money and energy which would o...