Xinhua News Agency reported that the Fujian Coast Guard conducted “routine law enforcement patrols” in waters near the Kinmen Islands on October 30. It said that since the beginning of October, Fujian Coast Guard has organized ship formations to intensify patrols in the area, “further strengthening control over the relevant waters.” This effort is aimed at “effectively safeguarding the legitimate rights, interests, and safety of Chinese fishermen, including those from Taiwan, and ensuring the orderly navigation and operations in the Xiamen-Kinmen waters.”
According to Wikipedia, Kinmen is “a group of islands governed as a county by the Republic of China (Taiwan), only 10 km east” from mainland China’s Xiamen City, Fujian Province, and 187 km west of Taiwan island.
Sources:
Xinhua, October 30, 2024
http://www.news.cn/legal/20241030/1670d57f2aa94d4ca7f8f5f29d6ccd09/c.html
Wikipedia, Retrieved November 4, 2024
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinmen