China Ramps Up Patrols Near Taiwan Following Japan–Philippines Border Talks

Taiwan condemned Beijing for using Japan–Philippine maritime negotiations as a pretext to assert jurisdiction.

A Taiwan coast guard boat conducts a patrol, as seen from a boat carrying Chinese tourists, near Taiwan's Kinmen Islands, off Xiamen, in China's southeastern Fujian Province on May 25, 2026. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images

The Chinese regime announced another patrol near Taiwan on June 6 in a show of displeasure over Japan and ‌the Philippines’ plans to engage in maritime border delimitation talks.

The Chinese Ministry of Transportation organized a “special maritime traffic law enforcement” action in the waters east of Taiwan on June 6, according to state media outlet Xinhua.