US EditionTaiwan says China sometimes stages mock attacks on foreign navy ships in strait
Taiwan reports China staged 12 shadowing missions and simulated attacks on foreign navies in 2025 to assert control and pressure Taiwan, intelligence shared internationally.
- On Dec 3, Taiwan National Security Bureau director-general Tsai Ming-yen said China's military sometimes simulates attacks on foreign naval vessels in the Taiwan Strait and Taiwan shares intelligence with international partners during these operations.
- Officials in Taipei say Beijing mobilises naval and air forces to shadow every ship and simulate attacks, signaling control and asserting claimed authority in the Taiwan Strait.
- Taiwan says eight countries' navies, including Britain, France, New Zealand and the US, have made 12 transits in 2025, while China fields four naval groups and conducted `Strait Thunder-2025`.
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China, which claims democraticly government Taiwan as its own, says it alone exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction over the strait, a major trade route for about half of global container ships
Taiwan says China sometimes stages mock attacks on foreign navy ships in strait
China's military sometimes simulates attacks on foreign naval vessels in the Taiwan Strait and Taiwan shares intelligence with international partners when they operate in those waters, a senior Taiwan security official said on Wednesday.
Taiwan's chief of intelligence, Tsai Ming-yen, has warned about Chinese military exercises that simulate attacks on U.S. warships and their allies in the Taiwan Strait, a critical area for regional security and global trade. This escalation of tensions raises concerns about a possible conflict on this strategic maritime route.
Taiwan says China simulates 'attacks' on foreign navy ships
Taiwan’s intelligence chief said Wednesday that Chinese military aircraft have “simulated attacks” on foreign warships passing through sensitive waters separating China and Taiwan. China says Taiwan is part of its territory and claims jurisdiction over the Taiwan Strait, a major international shipping route. The United States, Britain and other countries view the strait as international […] The post Taiwan says China simulates ‘attacks’ on forei…
Taipei, 3 Dec 2025 (AFP) – The head of Taiwanese intelligence services said on Wednesday that Chinese military aircraft had "simulated attacks" against foreign military ships crossing the Strait between China and Taiwan. China claims Taiwan and believes that the Strait separating them, one of the [...]
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