Chinese actions in Taiwan Strait criticized

STORM COVER: The CGA said that the waters more than 22.2km from Taiwan’s and China’s coasts are not territorial waters, and Beijing should abide by international laws By Chung Li-hua and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer Add TT as Preferred Source Taiwan on Friday evening criticized Chinese maritime authorities after they claimed to have authority to direct international shipping in the Taiwan Strait during Typhoon Dolphin.The China Maritime Safety Administration’s Guangdong branch earlier on its Web site said that international shipping transiting the Strait must seek shelter under the agency’s direction for safety.The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said in a statement that China was using Typhoon Dolphin as a pretext to claim control of waters under Taiwan’s lawful jurisd