Recent activities by China's military around Taiwan have raised concerns, with Taiwan's Defense Ministry reporting the detection of a dozen Chinese naval ships and 47 military planes in the past 24 hours. While no live-fire activity has been observed, the deployment appears to be part of a broader exercise covering a wider area, extending into other parts of the Pacific.
According to defense officials, China's navy seems to be establishing two strategic walls—one at Taiwan's perimeter and another outside the first island chain, signaling a message that the Taiwan Strait belongs to China. This development comes in response to Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's recent overseas trip, which included visits to Hawaii and Guam, an American territory.
