Taiwan, Japan Warn of Expanded Chinese Military Activity in East Asian Waters
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Category: Wars & Rumors of Wars
Summary:
Taiwan and Japan raised concerns on December 5 about an increase in Chinese military and coast guard operations in East Asian waters. Taiwan's presidential spokesperson Karen Kuo reported that President Lai Ching-te instructed security services to remain vigilant amid widespread Chinese deployments extending from the Yellow Sea through waters near the Senkaku Islands, the East China Sea, the South China Sea, and the western Pacific. Kuo stated that these activities pose a regional threat and impact the Indo-Pacific area. In response, Taiwan announced an additional $40 billion in defense funding to address China's growing military preparations.
Tags: Taiwan, Japan, Chinese military, East Asian waters, Senkaku Islands, defense funding
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Taiwan and Japan expressed concern on Dec. 5 about what they described as a sharp rise in Chinese military and coast guard operations in East Asian waters. Taiwan presidential spokesperson Karen Kuo told reporters in Taipei that President Lai Ching-te had directed the island’s security services to maintain constant vigilance amid what she described as widespread Chinese activity not limited to the Taiwan Strait. According to Kuo, the deployments stretched “from the Yellow Sea down through waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, into the South China Sea and the western Pacific.” Kuo said such movements “indeed pose a threat and impact to the Indo-Pacific and the whole region.” She added that Taiwan was calling on China “to live up to its responsibilities as a major power and to exercise restraint in its actions.”......
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Source: Algemeiner
Posted on 12-05-2025 09:36