The coast guard authority in southeast China's Fujian Province conducted regular law-enforcement patrols in waters near Kinmen on Wednesday, the China Coast Guard (CCG) said in a statement.

The Fujian coast guard has been intensifying such patrols in the waters near Kinmen since August, the CCG said, to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese fishermen, including those from the Taiwan region, as well as the safety of their lives and property, and to ensure normal navigation in the Xiamen-Kinmen maritime area.

(Cover: View of the island of Kinmen, July 17, 2024. /CFP)