Taiwan's coast guard has driven four Chinese vessels out of waters around the outlying Kinmen Islands. It's the second day in a row that Chinese ships have been found in Taiwan's territorial waters.
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00:00Patrol boats expelled four Chinese vessels from Taiwanese territorial waters on Thursday afternoon.
00:07You have entered the waters of the Republic of China.
00:10Serious damage to regional peace and stability,
00:12affecting maritime safety and transport.
00:15Please immediately hand over your identification.
00:18The Chinese Coast Guard ships were found sailing around Taiwan's Jinmen Islands,
00:23which lie just kilometers from China's southeast coast.
00:26The incursion comes a day after a Chinese research vessel was also driven from Taiwan's territorial waters.
00:33More than 60 such incursions around Jinmen have been reported in the last 12 months.