The Taiwanese government is set to remove illegal oyster racks in waters between Kinmen County and Xiamen, China, the Executive Yuan stated on Thursday. It added that no Chinese fishers would be permitted to enter Taiwan's territorial waters to remove them, as reported by the Taipei Times.

The Taipei Times report noted that at one point, nearly 200 hectares of illegal oyster racks were in the area, which has generated national security concerns as some Chinese fishers cross into Taiwan's territorial waters to harvest oysters.

However, the oyster racks have been erected amid China's escalating "grey zone" harassment of Taiwan, the Taipei Times noted. It further stated that the Kinmen County Government said Chinese fishers should be allowed to enter Taiwanese waters to remove the racks, with the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) overseeing the process.