198 merchant ships were checked by China Coast Guard: 9 pictures of Beijing turning the eastern sea of Taiwan into a “law enforcement test site”

Chinese government vessels are operating around Taiwan for the third consecutive month in a record number. According to the latest public information, the Chinese Navy Police had stopped and called nearly 200 commercial vessels in the eastern sea of Taiwan to obtain information on the crew and the voyage. Beijing is pushing “administrative enforcement powers” beyond military pressure towards international shipping lanes around Taiwan. The nature of the activities of Chinese Government vessels i…