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Taiwan tensions
Taipei calls Japan-Philippines talks a ‘pretext’ as US and Europe rebuke Beijing
A member of Taiwan’s coast guard on the bridge of a vessel. A key Taiwanese official warned “there is something new happening” as China steps up pressure in waters to the east. (Photo by Chungi Chen)
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — Chinese maritime operations to the east of Taiwan, ostensibly in response to sea boundary talks between Japan and the Philippines, are raising concerns in Taipei and beyond over the growing risk of accidental collisions and a future confrontation.
