2026-09-23 acb80df93000507ecd65ac071633f8f28a03f170 23 China Coast Guard 239 /wiki/china%20coast%20guard Cross-strait relations 1 /wiki/cross-strait%20relations Pratas Island 71 /wiki/pratas%20island South China Sea 116 /wiki/south%20china%20sea Taiwan 2 /wiki/taiwan coast guard 14 /wiki/coast%20guard%20administration%20(taiwan) disputed 37 /wiki/territorial%20disputes%20in%20the%20south%20china%20sea patrol boat 172 /wiki/patrol%20boat China Coast Guard Cross-strait relations Pratas Island South China Sea Taiwan coast guard disputed patrol boat Cross-strait relations 2026-04-21 0035fa4b075aef47e5a3f73fa141548f965fa178 30 Cross-strait relations Taiwan 2 /feed/2026/04/21/taiwanese-president-lai-ching-te-cancels-his-planned-visit-to-eswatini-after-the-governments-of-madagascar-mauritius-a Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te cancels his planned visit to Eswatini after the governments of Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles denied overflight permissions for his aircraft, with Taiwan attributing the decision to pressure from China. 2026-04-10 a278e5f31fe1a20e6be1427b6db2025759bcae45 26 Cross-strait relations Taiwan 2 /feed/2026/04/10/paramount-leader-xi-jinping-tells-kuomintang-chairwoman-cheng-li-wun-that-china-will-absolutely-not-tolerate-independe Paramount leader Xi Jinping tells Kuomintang chairwoman Cheng Li-wun that China will "absolutely not tolerate" independence for Taiwan, in his first meeting with a Taiwanese opposition leader in a decade. 2026-04-7 224a806791711867a2a2b1d08f6c67b009068cd5 51 Cross-strait relations Taiwan 2 /feed/2026/04/7/at-the-invitation-of-paramount-leader-xi-jinping-kuomintang-chairperson-cheng-li-wun-begins-the-first-visit-to-china-by At the invitation of paramount leader Xi Jinping, Kuomintang chairperson Cheng Li-wun begins the first visit to China by a Taiwanese opposition leader since 2016. 2026-01-23 9530b1c4271890dd5a413948823168062754c5d3 /feed/2026/01/23/a-singapore-flagged-cargo-ship-crewed-by-21-filipinos-capsizes-in-the-south-china-sea-leaving-two-dead-and-two-others-m A Singapore-flagged cargo ship crewed by 21 Filipinos capsizes in the South China Sea, leaving two dead and two others missing. The China Coast Guard rescues 17 crew members, while search and rescue operations for the remaining crew are ongoing. 1769454941 2026-01-23 4ea140672343d8c346a7bb7beab84dc360435866 /feed/2026/01/23/a-singapore-flagged-cargo-ship-crewed-by-21-filipinos-capsizes-in-the-south-china-sea-leaving-two-dead-and-four-others A Singapore-flagged cargo ship crewed by 21 Filipinos capsizes in the South China Sea, leaving two dead and four others missing. The China Coast Guard has rescued 17 crew members, while search and rescue operations are ongoing. 1769174072 2026-01-23 3ff05487b1ba0408a24944154baa1bcf497cfe54 7 China Coast Guard South China Sea 2 /feed/2026/01/23/the-singapore-flagged-cargo-ship-mv-devon-bay-crewed-by-21-filipinos-capsizes-in-the-south-china-sea-leaving-two-dead The Singapore-flagged cargo ship MV "Devon Bay" crewed by 21 Filipinos capsizes in the South China Sea, leaving two dead and two others missing. The China Coast Guard rescues 17 crew members, while search and rescue operations for the remaining crew are ongoing. 2026-01-7 f8c356e89272dd86ced3aa86d55af5a5190689d6 12 Cross-strait relations Taiwan 2 /feed/2026/01/7/china-bans-taiwanese-interior-minister-liu-shyh-fang-and-education-minister-cheng-ying-yao-along-with-their-relatives China bans Taiwanese interior minister Liu Shyh-fang and education minister Cheng Ying-yao, along with their relatives, from entering the country, alleging their involvement in the Taiwan independence movement. 2025-12-29 57f6f7c7a6a8e21b1439d9dd43e94c3e542c5ecf 6 Cross-strait relations Taiwan 2 /feed/2025/12/29/china-conducts-the-largest-live-fire-exercises-to-date-around-taiwan-designating-multiple-sea-and-air-zones-for-drills China conducts the largest live fire exercises to date around Taiwan, designating multiple sea and air zones for drills by naval and air units to rehearse a blockade and to signal opposition to recent United States arms sales to Taiwan. 2025-12-27 9ff8af88fa2be6006ece3423be3fdbdd25b83a1e /feed/2025/12/27/china-issues-sanctions-on-20-united-states-defense-related-companies-and-ten-executives-for-providing-weapons-to-taiwan China issues sanctions on 20 United States defense-related companies and ten executives for providing weapons to Taiwan last week. 1766992058 2025-12-27 b5e35baf02dceacb42b8383dd927998e528829f5 11 Cross-strait relations Taiwan 2 /feed/2025/12/27/china-sanctions-20-united-states-defense-related-companies-and-ten-executives-for-providing-weapons-to-taiwan-last-week China sanctions 20 United States defense-related companies and ten executives for providing weapons to Taiwan last week. 2025-09-10 905c901129c899a5bd6420e61717467ffdc78d03 28 South China Sea Taiwan disputed 3 /feed/2025/09/10/china-approves-the-establishment-of-a-national-nature-reserve-at-scarborough-shoal-in-the-south-china-sea-a-territory-a China approves the establishment of a national nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, a territory also claimed by the Philippines and Taiwan. 2025-07-6 625085447599eebf5459bf97666eb1d0f7ac6d78 /feed/2025/07/6/the-yomiuri-shimbun-reports-that-the-japan-maritime-self-defense-force-will-export-six-used-abukuma-class-destroyer The "Yomiuri Shimbun" reports that the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force will export six used "Abukuma"-class destroyer escorts to the Armed Forces of the Philippines to strengthen its navy due to territorial disputes in the South China Sea. 1751810128 2025-07-6 3cd4d56d8f0160258216b5fe586ba18f35d8de7b 13 South China Sea disputed 2 /feed/2025/07/6/the-yomiuri-shimbun-reports-that-the-japanese-navy-will-export-six-used-abukuma-class-destroyer-escorts-to-the-armed The "Yomiuri Shimbun" reports that the Japanese Navy will export six used "Abukuma"-class destroyer escorts to the Armed Forces of the Philippines to strengthen the Philippine Navy due to territorial disputes in the South China Sea. 2025-04-26 cb612cd1a3d70826385a3232205ff03edbf5306a 3 South China Sea disputed 2 /feed/2025/04/26/china-seizes-the-disputed-sandy-cay-reef-in-the-spratly-islands-of-the-south-china-sea China seizes the disputed Sandy Cay Reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea. /feed/2026/09/23/taiwan-s-coast-guard-increases-patrol-capacity-around-the-disputed-pratas-island-in-the-south-china-sea-by-stationing-a Reuters 23 e28f31b886f1088d01e88cd0879c24a2ccdd288e 9 https://www.reuters.com/world/china/taiwan-upgrades-maritime-patrol-capacity-vulnerable-south-china-sea-outpost-2026-09-24/ 2026 Taiwan's coast guard increases patrol capacity around the disputed Pratas Island in the South China Sea by stationing a new 100-tonne patrol boat and regularly deploying larger vessels, citing increased China Coast Guard activity near the Taiwan-controlled outpost.