Taiwan says China deploys over 100 navy, coast guard vessels in Western Pacific - Taiwan News
Taiwan's defence ministry reports more than 100 Chinese navy and coast guard vessels operating across the Western Pacific, spanning the waters from the Taiwan Strait out past the first island chain. A deployment of this scale demonstrates the PLA Navy's growing capacity to surge and sustain forces well beyond its near seas, compressing warning times for regional contingencies. For Australia, it underlines the need for maritime domain awareness, resilient northern basing and munitions stocks able to support operations in a theatre where Chinese naval presence is becoming routine rather than episodic.
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