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Taiwan flags 'obvious' threat from 50 Chinese vessels in wide sweep of waters
Taiwan said the deployments include 34 warships and the aircraft carrier Liaoning, as it steps up public tracking of Chinese vessel movements.
- On Wednesday, Taiwan National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu reported more than 50 Chinese vessels, including the aircraft carrier Liaoning, operating from Japan to the Philippines, describing the threat as "obvious."
- Beijing claims sovereignty over Taiwan and maintains it prefers "peaceful reunification," though China has never renounced using force; China's defence ministry stated the Liaoning is engaged in "routine training" not directed at any specific country.
- Regional ties have deteriorated in recent months, with China embroiled in a standoff with Manila in the South China Sea and upset by Japanese support for Taiwan; Japan's defence ministry tracked three Chinese warships passing through the Osumi Strait on Tuesday.
- Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Thursday that his ministry is "maintaining appropriate awareness" of Chinese military activity, opposing any attempts to project deterrence that could undermine Indo-Pacific stability.
- US Army Pacific commander Ronald Clark said on Tuesday that forces assume China could move on Taiwan as early as next year, noting these preparations at a forum in Hawaii regarding the Indo-Pacific theatre.
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Taiwan flags 'obvious' threat from 50 Chinese vessels in wide sweep of waters
China has more than 50 navy and other official vessels operating in a wide swathe of sea stretching from southern Japan down to Taiwan and off the Philippines, a senior Taiwan official said, calling the threat level "obvious".
·London, United Kingdom
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