Taiwan coast guard offers rewards for spotting foreign ships

Taiwan's coast guard said Friday it will reward people who report the presence of foreign military ships, including those from China, in waters around the island, as it seeks the public's help with monitoring "abnormal" activity.

China regularly deploys fighter jets, navy ships and coast guard vessels around Taiwan to press its claims of sovereignty over the island, which Taipei's government rejects.

Taiwan is massively outgunned by China, which has refused to renounce the use of force to bring the island under its control.