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Taiwan Exercises Coast Guard Military Diplomacy

China, Indonesia navies to hold navigation exercise east of Taiwan island in mid-August

Global Times — Defense 11 August 2026
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The Chinese and Indonesian navies are scheduled to conduct a joint navigation exercise east of Taiwan in mid-August, a location that carries obvious political weight given its proximity to PLA operational zones around the island. The exercise extends a pattern of Beijing using multilateral naval activity with Southeast Asian partners to normalize PRC maritime presence in sensitive waters, though the article does not specify participating units, vessel types, or the exercise's formal name, leaving the operational scope unclear.
A China-Indonesia joint naval navigation exercise scheduled east of Taiwan island is geographically notable and analytically significant as it places a multilateral military activity in waters directly adjacent to ongoing Taiwan Strait tensions, a location not associated with routine bilateral exercises.

In response to questions about China's decision to conduct live-fire drills in the Taiwan Straits, taken just one ... A video clip published by the website of China Central Television (CCTV), which has been widely shared online ... On Tuesday, the China Coast Guard (CCG) continued to organize task forces to carry out comprehensive law enforcement ...

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In response to questions about China's decision to conduct live-fire drills in the Taiwan Straits, taken just one ... A video clip published by the website of China Central Television (CCTV), which has been widely shared online ... On Tuesday, the China Coast Guard (CCG) continued to organize task forces to carry out comprehensive law enforcement ...