Taiwanese navy finds Chinese submarine in territorial waters near base

Tsoying base in Kaohsiung
A Chinese submarine crossed into territorial waters close to Taiwan's largest naval base last week, reports said yesterday.

The unidentified vessel was moving just 24 nautical miles southwest from the Tsoying base in Kaohsiung last Wednesday morning as Taiwan's navy was holding maneuvers close by, the Chinese-language United Evening News reported.

A Navy spokesman denied the newspaper story later yesterday.

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