At a routine State Council Taiwan Affairs Office briefing, a reporter cited DPP
claims that on June 5 a mainland coast guard vessel entered restricted waters
around the Dongsha Islands and that ships from both sides confronted each other.
Spokesperson Zhang Han said China asserts sovereignty over South China Sea
islands, including the Dongsha Islands and adjacent waters, and that mainland
coast guard law-enforcement patrols there are normal. He warned the DPP
authorities must bear all consequences if they provoke such patrols.
