Taiwan offers rewards for reports of Chinese activity at sea

TAIPEI - Taiwan's coast guard said on Nov 8 it would offer rewards worth thousands of dollars for spotting Chinese activity at sea, including warships or submarines, adding that it was harnessing "people power" to boost its own limited workforce.

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Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has complained for the past five years of stepped-up Chinese military activity, and Taiwan's coast guard has increasingly been involved in patrolling sea areas.

The China Coast Guard's involvement in these activities has grown, which Taiwan officials say is part of a "grey zone" strategy that stops short of war and aims to enforce what China calls its right to manage and control the Taiwan Strait.