The Taiwan Strait is now a crowded front line. Increasing encounters between Chinese and Taiwanese vessels have transformed one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes into a tinderbox.
China’s growing aggression is forcing a fundamental shift for the Taiwanese Coast Guard. Once primarily a maritime law enforcement agency, it now serves as the island democracy’s first line of defense. The Wall Street Journal gained exclusive access to a patrol in these contested waters, documenting Taipei’s efforts to counter Beijing’s intensifying “gray-zone” tactics.
Chapters:
0:00 Taiwanese Coast Guard
1:24 Boarding the Taiwanese ship
4:14 Equipment demonstration and simulation
6:13 Exercises and blockades
7:56 Kinmen Islands: the center of tension
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