Want China Times
Date: 2015-05-11
By: CNA and Staff Reporter

The director-general of Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration, Wang Chung-yi,

Wang Chung-yi gives a press conference in Taipei, Jan. 24, 2013. (File photo/Huang Shih-chi)

visited Kinmen on May 7 in a bid to stem silt theft by mainland Chinese vessels in waters near the island county a short distance from the Chinese mainland.

Wang inspected several trouble spots including Beiding, Tianpu and Mashan aboard a CGA vessel to gain first-hand information on reportedly frequent incursions by Chinese iron-shelled ships in those areas.

Although no mainland Chinese vessels were observed encroaching into Kinmen’s waters or engaged in illegal activities, Wang urged CGA personnel to use all means at their disposal to prevent such activities near Kinmen.     [FULL  STORY]