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Taiwan has upgraded its maritime patrol capacity around the Pratas Islands in the disputed South China Sea, including regularly sending larger ships there, the

Russia has begun loading crude from its giant Vostok Oil development onto tankers at the newly built Bukhta Sever terminal on the Kara Sea, marking the start

For decades, China’s maritime pressure on Taiwan centered on the major shipping strait separating the two neighbors. Now, Beijing is piling unprecedented

By Andreo Calonzo Sep 6, 2026 (Bloomberg) –For decades, China’s maritime pressure on Taiwan centered on the major shipping strait separating the

Taiwan's government condemned planned Chinese navy drills with an Indonesian warship off its east coast, saying they were dangerous and showed Beijing was

TAIPEI, Aug 8 (Reuters) – China’s attempt to implement traffic control measures on shipping heading into the Taiwan Strait during Typhoon

China's coast guard conducted patrols it described as routine law enforcement in waters east of Taiwan on Friday, angering Taipei, which condemned the move

By Lewis Jackson and Ben Blanchard BEIJING/TAIPEI, July 4 (Reuters) – China said on Saturday it had launched a coast guard patrol east of Taiwan to

By Yimou Lee, Fabian Hamacher and Ann Wang PENGHU, Taiwan, June 29 (Reuters) – When Yeh Chih-sheng steps aboard Taiwan Coast

Fewer vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday than earlier this week, hours after a Taiwanese-operated ship was fired on by Iran, ship tracking data

TAIPEI, June 7 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s coast guard said on Sunday that its ships had “expelled” four Chinese government ships that

TAIPEI, June 6 (Reuters) – Taiwan said on Saturday that a Chinese coast guard ship and a survey ship had carried out the first coordinated operation

Taiwan will sharply increase its arsenal of powerful anti-ship missiles to more than 1,800 by early 2029, as it seeks to enhance its capacity to counter a

Taiwan sent ships and fighter jets to monitor the second Chinese "joint combat readiness patrol" in a week near the island, in what a senior Taiwanese security

By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, May 24 (Reuters) – A Chinese coast guard ship left waters near Taiwan’s strategically located Pratas

The waters around Japan are writing the future of the Indo-Pacific, and China doesn't like what they're

Taiwan's military on Thursday simulated repelling a Chinese assault from the sea, integrating shore-launched missiles and drones with fast patrol boats to stop

Taiwan remained on high alert on Wednesday after China staged massive military drills around the island the previous day, keeping its emergency maritime

China launched its most extensive war games around Taiwan on Monday to showcase Beijing's ability to cut off the island from outside support in a conflict,

BEIJING, Dec 29 (Reuters) – China’s military moved army, naval, air force and rocket force units around Taiwan on Monday for its “Just