Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) confirmed recently that it had dispatched vessels to repel both a Chinese coast guard ship and a Chinese fishing boat operating near Dongsha Island.
About Dongsha Islands:
The Dongsha Islands, also known as the Pratas Islands, are a small group of three islands located in the northern part of the South China Sea.
It lies approximately 445 km southwest of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and 320 km southeast of Hong Kong.
The Dongsha Islands are governed by Taiwan. There are no permanent residents. But Taiwanese marines are stationed
These islands are characterized by a circular coral atoll structure.
They are composed primarily of clastic coral and reef flats approximately 15 miles (24 kilometers) in diameter, enclosing a lagoon about 10 miles (16 kilometers) in diameter.
The island group includes Dongsha Island, being the only island above sea level, about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) long and a little over 0.5 miles (0.8 kilometers) wide, and Northern Vereker and Southern Vereker atolls, both of which are below sea level.
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