Taiwan Dispatches Ships After Chinese Operation

Taiwan has dispatched its coast guard vessels to waters east of the island in response to what it termed a Chinese "security operation." The move is intended as an appropriate reaction to China's actions, which Taiwan's authorities assert violate international law. Taiwanese officials confirmed that Chinese vessels were monitored continuously during the operation.

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The step was taken to react 'appropriately' to China's action.

Chinese state media, citing the Ministry of Transport in Beijing, reported that coast guard ships from Fujian and Guangdong provinces were mobilized for a "special operation to enforce maritime traffic laws in the waters east of Taiwan." According to Xinhua news agency, Beijing's maneuver is presented as a necessary measure against unilateral announcements by Japan and the Philippines concerning negotiations to establish a maritime border near Taiwan.

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China's operation violates international law.

China considers the democratic and self-governing island of Taiwan a renegade province, to be reunified with the mainland by force if necessary. Beijing has labeled the talks between Tokyo and Manila as "illegal" and claims exclusive control over the disputed waters. This escalation comes as the U.S. de facto ambassador to Taiwan, Raymond Greene, recently urged the island to bolster its defense efforts, suggesting Taiwan should learn from the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East to maintain a military balance with China.

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a special operation to enforce maritime traffic laws in the waters east of Taiwan.