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Foreign Lawmakers Join Taiwan's First Kinmen Cruise, Spotlight China Pressure

7/10/2026

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Seven lawmakers and two Taiwanese MPs rode Coast Guard ship PP-10081 around Kinmen on July 9.
The 90-minute tour was the first parliamentary ride organized by Taiwan’s foreign ministry.
Deputy director Tsai Chung-mou said the tour aimed to show China’s pressure on front-line Kinmen islands.
British former security minister Tom Tugendhat and Ukrainian parliamentarian Yulia Sirko said the visit backed a rules-based order and warned war preparation is essential for peace.

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Seven lawmakers and two Taiwanese MPs rode Coast Guard ship PP-10081 around Kinmen on July 9.
The 90-minute tour was the first parliamentary ride organized by Taiwan’s foreign ministry.
Deputy director Tsai Chung-mou said the tour aimed to show China’s pressure on front-line Kinmen islands.
British former security minister Tom Tugendhat and Ukrainian parliamentarian Yulia Sirko said the visit backed a rules-based order and warned war preparation is essential for peace.