<span style="color: #222222;">A Taiwan minister said today that five Chinese coast guard ships entered prohibited or restricted waters around Taiwan's frontline islands of Kinmen yesterday.<br />''<br />'' The minister further informed that the Chinese ships left shortly after being warned away. In recent times, the tension between China and Taiwan has escalated.<br />''<br />'' Earlier this month, two Chinese nationals died trying to flee Taiwan's coast guard after their boat entered prohibited waters. After this incident, China's coast guard started regular patrols around the Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands, which are close to China's coast.</span><br />