Customers in Beijing dine near a giant screen broadcasting news footage of aircraft under the Eastern Theatre Command of the Chinese military taking part in a combat readiness patrol and “Joint Sword” exercises around Taiwan, on Apr. 10, 2023. Tingshu Wang/ReutersTaiwan 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.
Taiwan, Japan Warn of Expanded Chinese Military Activity in East Asian Waters
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