President William Lai, front, center, gestures as he visited a military camp in Taoyuan yesterday. Photo: Ann Wang, ReutersOf the Chinese coast guard ships, four were detected off the east coast of Taiwan, three were off the southeast coast and nine were in waters near Kinmen and Lienchiang (Matsu) counties, he said. “Unlike China’s previous military exercises around Taiwan, it did not give precise longitudes and latitudes in which military exercises would be held, nor did it announce no-fly zones,” he said. President William Lai, third right, is shown a FIM-92 Stinger dual mount system while inspecting a military base in Taoyuan yesterday. The Coast Guard Administration said that it dispatched seven ships and 16 boats to help dispel Chinese coast guard ships off the north and east coasts.

Source: Taipei Times May 24, 2024 12:09 UTC