A Chinese tugboat was spotted sailing into Taiwan's restricted waters. Though the boat is not a naval vessel, experts say its maneuvers are consistent with Chinese gray-zone warfare tactics.
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00:00A Chinese vessel has been spotted in Taiwan's restricted waters.
00:05The Coast Guard spotted tugboat Yuntong 301 sailing close to Taiwan's west coast on Saturday.
00:11Though the boat is not a naval vessel, experts say the maneuver is part of China's gray zone
00:16warfare tactics to put pressure on Taiwan.
00:20It doesn't seem to be a military tactic, but in fact, it is to prepare for the future military
00:25conflict.
00:26If there is such a war, they may send a large number of civilian ships to destroy our
00:33surrounding hardware facilities.