Five Chinese ships in Taiwan ‘restricted’ waters week before inauguration

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TAIPEI – Five Chinese coast guard ships sailed through Taiwan’s “restricted waters” for three hours on May 14 before they were expelled, the Taiwanese coast guard said. The incident comes less than a week before Taiwan holds an inauguration for its incoming President Lai Ching-te, who China regards as a “dangerous separatist”. China claims Taiwan, a self-ruled democracy, as part of its territory and has said it would not renounce the use of force to bring it under Beijing’s control. In recent months leading up to the May 20 inauguration, Chinese coast guard ships have made frequent appearances around the...