China’s Coast Guard began "law enforcement" patrols east of Taiwan on Monday as a direct response to maritime boundary negotiations between Japan and the Philippines.
Beijing officially condemned the Tokyo-Manila talks as "illegal and invalid," claiming the discussed waters overlap with China's exclusive economic zone. This naval posturing follows a tense weekend standoff near the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands, where Chinese and Taiwanese vessels exchanged verbal barbs for over 24 hours. Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense reported tracking more than 100 Chinese military and official ships across regional waters as Beijing ramps up pressure following the recent Trump-Xi summit.
Taiwan has scrambled fighter jets and naval ships to monitor the fleet while regional allies warn of a deliberate escalation in the South China Sea.
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