China's actions risk creation of new status quo, Taiwan official says

Chinese tactics risk new ‘status quo,’ official says

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China signals ‘new normal’ with coast guard patrols off eastern Taiwan

China has signalled its intent to maintain a new coast guard patrol east of Taiwan, analysts say, as Beijing dials up pressure on the self-ruled island that it claims is part of its territory.

China's actions risk creation of new status quo, Taiwan official says

China's gradually increasing pressure tactics risk creating an entirely new ​status quo in the Taiwan Strait, which the international community may not realise until ‌it is too late, a senior Taiwan official said on Wednesday.

Taiwan warns China expansionism to persist without global action

TAIPEI — China’s “authoritarian expansionism” in regional waters will persist if the world fails to act, a senior Taiwanese security official warned on Wednesday, describing Beijing’s strategy as “incremental salami slicing”. Chinese ships regularly ply the East China Sea, Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea to assert Beijing’s maritime claims over disputed waters and islands. China is “constantly pushing the limits through an incremental sala…

China signals 'new normal' with coast guard patrols off Taiwan's east

TAIPEI — China has signaled its intent to maintain a new coast guard patrol east of Taiwan, analysts say, as Beijing dials up pressure on the self-...

‘If the world fails to act, this will continue’: Taiwan’s urgent warning on China’s ‘expansionism’

Taiwan warned China’s gradual maritime expansion will continue unless the international community responds more firmly to its growing regional activities.Taiwanese officials said China uses military and civilian vessels to steadily strengthen disputed claims while avoiding direct armed conflict.Taiwan and international partners urged coordinated action to uphold freedom of navigation and prevent unilateral changes to the regional status quo.TAIP…