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China is intensifying patrols and exercises around Taiwan to deter separatists and send a message to outside forces. The possibility of China using its coast guard for a blockade on Taiwan is discussed. Concerns about China's expansionist ambitions in the South China Sea are raised by other countries. China dismisses Taiwan's concerns after a man was arrested on a river leading to Taipei, stating he acted alone. Tensions are rising in East Asia as China's maritime threat rattles Japan, Philippines, and Taiwan.
China is flexing its maritime muscle in the South and East China seas. But the country is limiting its aggression to what is seen by analysts as a ''gray zone" short of actual conflict. https://t.co/q62k4RgC7D https://t.co/ZSxsbSIpIA
As China steps up coast guard patrols in the South and East China seas, Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines are wrestling with how to defend their territory and national interests — without provoking a war. https://t.co/PXDpduruuK https://t.co/fBfSMvMOuI
A Chinese mainland spokesperson issues a stern warning to Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party authorities, cautioning that they should not "play with fire" by citing the "right to self-defense," as any reckless move will only hasten their own undoing https://t.co/IhmY4UGKa7 https://t.co/zHn0ujdUgE
China’s likely strategy is to overwhelm Taiwan with a massive attack with little warning, Adm. Samuel Paparo tells @JoshRogin. https://t.co/mGlZ1uskp8
China's 3-pronged maritime threat rattles Japan, Philippines and Taiwan Tensions are mounting in waters across East Asia, and experts worry that the situation is developing into a tinderbox: https://t.co/xfxux0L6pR https://t.co/1mJVuYFg5x
The spokesperson for the Chinese Taiwan Affairs Office has provided the latest updates on the situation.
#Chinese Speedboat Man Was Testing #Taiwan's Defenses The boat was only detected by radar 6 n. miles away from the coast, but the coast guard didn't know that it wasn't a Taiwanese boat. If this were to have been a military operation, Chinese speedboats would have successfully… https://t.co/25FDgxCkR6
#China dismisses Taiwan's concerns after man arrested on river leading to Taipei, saying the man was acting on his own and that #Taiwan should not be so suspicious. https://t.co/uaIigPSQ1l
China dismisses Taiwan's concerns after man arrested on river leading to Taipei https://t.co/tCKTPxG0U1 https://t.co/SjwPlzzk9a
⚠️ CHINA DISMISSES TAIWAN'S CONCERNS AFTER MAN ARRESTED ON RIVER LEADING TO TAIPEI Full Story → https://t.co/6owEkVlU75
#Taiwan is a part of China, so where does the so-called "right of self-defense" come from? Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office asked, in response to a DPP authorities official’s claim that if the PLA attacks aircraft, ships, facilities, or any… https://t.co/18Ud5C8TXi
CHINA'S TAIWAN AFFAIRS OFFICE SPOKESPERSON BRIEFS:
China has more than military options when it comes to Taiwan, writes @KarishmaJourno. It's just as likely to use the lower-profile coast guard to exert control https://t.co/yYXVox9KXP via @opinion
China has more than military options when it comes to Taiwan, writes @KarishmaJourno. It's just as likely to use the lower-profile coast guard to exert control https://t.co/lO59YMdMbP
“The ability of countries like the Philippines, Japan, and the U.S. to push for greater strategic cohesion in the #SouthChinaSea becomes a huge obstacle for China’s expansionist ambitions, given the former’s intent to secure the established order.” https://t.co/7S8NBDKEJe
A good piece on the way in which China could use its heavily militarised coast guard, the largest in the world and under military control, to facilitate a blockade on Taiwan. "Taiwan’s only recourse would be to consider responding with naval forces" https://t.co/HZNtAMAo50
#ChinaDailyEditorial The intensified PLA patrols and exercises around #Taiwan are not only meant to deter the separatists in Taiwan but also meant to send an unmistakable message to any outside forces that they should not underestimate Beijing's resolve to safeguard the nation's… https://t.co/jIRBS8L0QJ