Taiwan drives away 16 Chinese vessels in coordinated maritime harassment around main island and Pratas
Taiwan says it has confronted and driven away 16 Chinese coastguard, research and fishing vessels in what it described as coordinated maritime harassment around its main island and the disputed Pratas Islands. The Taiwanese coastguard said the vessels were involved in simultaneous operations that it characterised as hybrid warfare. It said some of the ships entered restricted waters and that its own vessels took immediate action to neutralise the threat.According to the coastguard statement, the Chinese vessels included four fishing boats and were part of what it called an unusually large deployment. Taipei accused Beijing of trying to alter the... [Continue Reading]
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