Taiwan drives away 16 Chinese vessels it accuses of maritime harassment

Chinese vessels driven away

16 vessels

Taiwan's coastguard said on Oct 18 that 16 Chinese coastguard, research and fishing vessels ran coordinated operations around its main island and Pratas, a disputed island to the southwest.

What Taiwan called it

Hybrid warfare

The coastguard called it “hybrid warfare” and accused Beijing of “attempting to unilaterally alter the status quo” in the Taiwan Strait.

July 2026

244 ships

July 2025

58 ships

China claims Taiwan and Pratas and the waters around them, which Taipei rejects. In July, it deployed a record 244 ships around Taiwan's main island, against 58 a year earlier.

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Taiwan drives away 16 Chinese vessels it accuses of maritime harassment

Taiwan's coastguard said on Oct 18 that 16 Chinese coastguard, research and fishing vessels ran coordinated operations around its main island and Pratas, a disputed island to the southwest.

The coastguard called it “hybrid warfare” and accused Beijing of “attempting to unilaterally alter the status quo” in the Taiwan Strait.

China claims Taiwan and Pratas and the waters around them, which Taipei rejects. In July, it deployed a record 244 ships around Taiwan's main island, against 58 a year earlier.

Taiwan drives away 16 Chinese vessels it accuses of maritime harassment

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