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Political Center / Full Report
In addition to frequent military exercises along the coast in recent days to intimidate Taiwan, China has even used sand bombs as part of the “gray zone” warfare. According to the “Reuters” report, they witnessed “China’s last weapon against Taiwan”, which consumed Taiwan’s naval resources and destroyed the livelihoods of Matsu residents. In this regard, our marine patrol team also stated that they will use force to drive away Chinese ships entering the waters of Taiwan.
▲ China uses sand bombs as part of the “gray zone” war to consume Taiwan’s naval resources
According to a special report from “Reuters” on the 5th, at the end of January this year, I went to Matsu Nangan for an interview, accompanied by the maritime patrol, and witnessed the frequent strategic actions of the extraction vessels of Chinese arena against Taiwan. The media previously noted that Beijing launched a “gray” war against Taiwan. The war of the “zone” and the sand pump boats were part of this strategy. Large numbers of Chinese sand pumping boats flocked to Taiwan’s Matsu Islands, forcing patrol teams to patrol all day.
Taiwanese security officials investigating the matter stated that China’s actions to pump sand were part of a psychological warfare against Taiwan, similar to what China is doing in the air defense identification zone of southwest Taiwan. In addition, “Reuters” has noted that Matsu people report that these sand pumping boats are destroying the catch, and some industry players are concerned that sea cruises are not enough to cope with the huge pumping fleet. of sand. Statistics show that the Taiwan Maritime Patrol Administration expelled almost 4,000 Chinese sand bombs last year. Compared to just 600 in 2019, the number has increased by 560%.
▲ Last year, the Taiwan Maritime Patrol Administration expelled nearly 4,000 Chinese sand bombs.
The report noted that when he participated in the maritime patrol team to drive away the Chinese sand pumping service in Matsu, it was found that China’s regular harassment of Taiwan’s waters was intended to consume Taiwan’s resources and erode the will of the Taiwanese troops. The MAC said that the purpose of China’s harassment is to pressure Taiwan, and we have also increased fines for illegal Chinese ships. Furthermore, our marine patrol team also stated that they will use force to drive off Chinese ships entering the waters of Taiwan.
In addition to the psychological warfare, the report also noted that the sand pumping boat had broken the undersea cable between Nangan and Juguang, causing interference with the mobile phone and Internet signals of island residents. Chunghwa Telecom also noted that it spent around 60 million yuan on repairs last year. The cable also hired local fishing boats to patrol to ensure the safety of the cable. We also arrested some Chinese sand bombs and the crew was sanctioned by Taiwanese law.
▲ Our maritime patrol team made it clear that it will use “force to drive away” Chinese ships entering Taiwanese waters.
China’s Ministry of National Defense and Wenzhou Municipal Government did not respond to this, but the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of China said it “has stopped the illegal pumping of sand” and was not willing to reveal details. He even accused the Taiwanese government of using islands to control the waters and then detaining Chinese ships, saying that our side “adopts dangerous and violent means” against the Chinese crew; our maritime patrol team clearly mentioned that it will use “force to drive away” Chinese ships entering Taiwanese waters. .
