cover image: Exploring a PRC Short-of-War Coercion Campaign to Seize Taiwan’s Kinmen Islands and Possible

Exploring a PRC Short-of-War Coercion Campaign to Seize Taiwan’s Kinmen Islands and Possible

22 Aug 2024

Taiwan returned the boat and bodies and paid compensation to the families but did not admit fault in the collision.[12] The February 14 capsizing incident was the trigger event for an organized and ongoing PRC effort, led by the CCG, to contest Taiwan’s control of the waters around Kinmen and other outlying Taiwanese islands. [...] The PRC released four of the boat’s crew members on August 13, a week after releasing the fisherman Hu, but continues to hold the boat’s captain and the boat itself 8 Copyright© Institute for the Study of War and the American Enterprise Institute’s Coalition Defense of Taiwan, 2024 for further investigation.[21] The incident was the first time the PRC had detained a Taiwanese vessel in 17 years. [...] Taiwan’s Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) said the unilateral adjustment of the M503 route and the addition of the new connecting routes posed a danger to air traffic in the area.[40] The PRC’s TAO denied that there were any security concerns about the new flight routes and also denied the existence of a median line in the Taiwan Strait.[41] 11 Copyright© Institute for the Study of War and the. [...] The association collected enough signatures in September 2023 to kickstart the process of initiating a formal referendum.[54] The TAO expressed its support for the Kinmen-based association’s efforts on September 27, and used the opportunity to talk up the potential benefits and improvements to the standard of living that could be realized by pursuing the wider Cross-Strait Integration Development. [...] However, the CCG is the primary driver of the effort to send the message that these patrols are legitimate law enforcement activities and that the PRC has the legal jurisdiction and responsibility to patrol in Kinmen’s waters.

Authors

Christopher Solomon

Related Organizations

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Pages
31
Published in
United States of America

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