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China's coast guard launches new patrol east of Taiwan

By Lewis Jackson and Ben Blanchard Reuters
FILE PHOTO: A Navy miniature is seen in front of displayed Chinese and Taiwanese flags in this illustration taken, April 11, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A Navy miniature is seen in front of displayed Chinese and Taiwanese flags in this illustration taken, April 11, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Dado Ruvic Reuters

BEIJING - China said on Saturday it had launched a new coast guard patrol east of Taiwan to replace a coast guard task force whose presence off the island's coast has angered Taipei and caused alarm in some Western capitals.

(Reporting by Lewis Jackson in Beijing; Editing by William Mallard)

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This story was originally published July 3, 2026 at 11:54 PM.

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