Taiwan monitors ‘unprovoked’ Chinese combat patrol near island
Key takeaways
- Taiwan reports second Chinese ‘joint combat readiness patrol’ in a week, says its forces responded to the situation.
- In a post on X on Tuesday, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence said its forces had responded to the situation.
- China claims the self-governing island as part of its territory.
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Taiwan reports second Chinese ‘joint combat readiness patrol’ in a week, says its forces responded to the situation.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A Taiwan Coast Guard boat patrols, as seen from a boat with Chinese tourists, to observe Taiwan's Kinmen Islands, off Xiamen, in China’s southeastern Fujian province on May 25, 2026 [AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 26 May 202626 May 2026Taiwan has said it is monitoring the second Chinese “joint combat readiness patrol” near the island in a week, accusing Beijing of being the sole source of instability in the Asia Pacific.
In a post on X on Tuesday, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence said its forces had responded to the situation.