Taiwan flags massive PLA naval mobilisation, spike in air sorties - South China Morning Post

Taiwan's defence ministry reports a large-scale PLA naval deployment and a sharp rise in aircraft sorties around the island, indicating Beijing's capacity to mass forces in the Taiwan Strait at short notice. For Australia, such surges compress warning time and raise the risk of miscalculation along sea lanes carrying the bulk of its trade, while sharpening questions about ADF readiness, northern basing and the support Canberra could be asked to provide in a US-led contingency.