Taiwan and China tensions over island
Taiwan announced that it expelled 16 Chinese ships, including coast guard vessels as well as research and fishing ships, which were participating in coordinated "maritime harassment" operations around the island and Pratas Island, a territory disputed in the South China Sea. These developments come amid increasing Chinese pressure on Taiwan, as Beijing has deployed an unprecedented number of ships around it, asserting that Taiwan is part of its territory and possibly hinting at the use of force to annex it, especially given Taiwan's control of Pratas Island, which Beijing claims sovereignty over.
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