pit v.

台湾もからやって来ましたね。台湾側の目的は中国とは違うようですが、とにもかくにもjarringな日々がこれからも続くようです。

さて記事中のpit、これはどのような用法でしょうか。Minnesotaくん、出番です。（UG）

Taiwan, Japan coast guards duel with water cannons

Coast guard vessels from Japan and Taiwan dueled with water cannon on Tuesday after dozens of Taiwanese boats escorted by patrol ships sailed into waters around Tokyo-controlled islands.
Japanese coast guard ships sprayed water at the fishing vessels, footage on national broadcaster NHK showed, with the Taiwanese patrol boats retaliating by directing their own high-pressure hoses at the Japanese ships.

The large-scale breach of what Japan considers sovereign territory—one of the biggest since WWII—is the latest escalation in a row over ownership of the islands that pits Tokyo against Beijing and Taipei.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/taiwan-flotilla-leaves-for-disputed-islands