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MAINLAND Chinese authorities undertook a three-day joint patrol operation of inspections in central and northern parts of the Taiwan Straits under the authority of the Fujian Maritime Safety Administration, reports Beijing's China Global Television Network (CGTN).
"A three-day joint patrol operation led by the Chinese mainland vessel Haixun 06 has further smoothed the shipping environment in the Taiwan Straits," said the Fujian Maritime Safety Administration (FMSA).
The operation inspected the central and northern parts of the Taiwan Straits. The operation cracked down on illegal sand mining at night, and guarded a passenger ship belonging to the so-called "mini three links," according to the FMSA.
The "mini three links" refer to direct trade, postal and transport services which were launched between Kinmen and Matsu, two islands attached to Taiwan and the mainland's Fujian province.
The Haixun 06 has inspected container routes of direct shipping from the mainland's Pingtan to Taiwan region, passenger routes of the "mini-three links," customary shipping routes in Taiwan Straits, and some waters where commercial and fishing vessels often concentrate and illegal sand mining activities often occur, according to the FMSA.