The China Coast Guard conducted law enforcement patrols in the waters surrounding the Taiwan island on Tuesday.
The patrols are a practical action to lawfully enforce control over the Taiwan island in accordance with the one-China principle.
"The patrol ship of China's Taiwan: I'm China Coast Guard Vessel 1303. The future of Taiwan lies in national reunification, and the well-being of the Taiwan compatriots is related to the rejuvenation of the nation. Seeking Taiwan secession is a dead end and engaging in military confrontation leads nowhere. Please do not misjudge the situation, or you will backfire and end up in ashes," said He Junbin, a China Coast Guard officer with Vessel 1303, in communicating with a patrol ship from the Taiwan region of China, which was sailing within a sight distance from Vessel 1303 at the time.
As part of the action, the China Coast Guard's Fujian branch, based in east China's Fujian Province opposite the Taiwan island, organized a formation of vessels to conduct comprehensive law enforcement patrols in the waters near the Dongyin and Wuqiu islands. It carried out drills focusing on exercises including verification and identification, boarding and inspection as well as control and expulsion, to test the crew's rapid response and emergency response capabilities.
China Coast Guard conducts law enforcement patrols around Taiwan island
China's sharp countermeasures against U.S. "reciprocal tariffs" demonstrate the country's zero tolerance towards actions that undermine the global multilateral trading system, according to an expert.
Amid widespread opposition, U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order on the so-called "reciprocal tariffs", imposing a 10-percent "minimum baseline tariff" on all imported goods and higher rates on certain trading partners. The order took effect from Saturday.
For China, it faces a 34-percent tariff from the United States. That was on top of the existing tariff of 20 percent.
Following the U.S. decision to impose "reciprocal tariffs" on Chinese exports to the United States, China's Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council said Friday that the move taken by the U.S. does not conform to international trade rules, seriously undermines China's legitimate rights and interests, and represents a typical act of unilateral bullying.
It also announced that China will impose additional 34-percent tariffs on all products imported from the United States starting from April 10.
Wang Yaojing, assistant professor of economics with Peking University, pointed out that China's countermeasures shows its clear stance in opposing unilateralism and protectionism.
"China's countermeasures clearly demonstrate zero tolerance against actions that seek to undermine the global multilateral trading ecosystem. These harmful moves have far-reaching consequences for the global economy. And China's countermeasures are both well-prepared and timely," Wang emphasized.
China’s countermeasures show zero tolerance towards US unilateralism, protectionism: expert
