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Britain, France, Germany Warn Chinese Naval Threats Near Taiwan

7/3/2026

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Taiwan Guard Blocks

Britain, France and Germany’s representative offices in Taipei warned that Chinese maritime activities threaten regional stability and navigation freedom.
Taiwan’s Coast Guard reported Chinese patrol and survey vessels entering east-coast waters, pledging to block any boarding attempts.
Taiwanese officials condemned the deployments as an attempt to claim the strait as internal waters.
The Coast Guard warned grey-zone harassment could extend to the Pratas and Itu Aba islands.

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President William Lai declared Taiwan will not accept “red terror” and unveiled counter-measures against China’s new ethnic-unity law.
Taiwan’s Coast Guard warned vessels to ignore Chinese boarding requests and pledged to intervene to protect sovereignty.
Deputy Minister Shen Yu-chung announced travel advisories and embassy coordination after the law’s enactment.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs labeled the law a human-rights violation and extraterritorial repression, urging condemnation.

History

Historical Context

In August 1958 the People’s Republic of China launched a 38-day artillery barrage on Kinmen and Matsu, leading President Eisenhower to dispatch U.S. naval escorts and extensive military aid. The shelling kept to an odd-even schedule until a U.S.–PRC diplomatic thaw in 1979, and a June 1960 flare-up fired over 100,000 rounds, killing seven ROC soldiers, illustrating the enduring coercion that frames today’s cross-strait tensions.

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Taiwan Guard Blocks

Britain, France and Germany’s representative offices in Taipei warned that Chinese maritime activities threaten regional stability and navigation freedom.
Taiwan’s Coast Guard reported Chinese patrol and survey vessels entering east-coast waters, pledging to block any boarding attempts.
Taiwanese officials condemned the deployments as an attempt to claim the strait as internal waters.
The Coast Guard warned grey-zone harassment could extend to the Pratas and Itu Aba islands.

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