Taiwan's navy will increase patrols around the Taipei-controlled Dongsha Islands to counter surging Chinese coastguard activity. This move aims to address concerns that Beijing is using the remote outpost to test Taiwan's responses and refine its grey-zone tactics.

Taiwan’s navy will support patrols around the Taipei-controlled Dongsha Islands after mainland Chinese coastguard activity near the South China Sea atoll surged over the past year. The activity has fuelled concerns in Taipei that Beijing is using the remote outpost to test Taiwan’s responses and refine its grey-zone tactics. Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration said mainland Chinese coastguard vessels had appeared around the atoll 39 times since February last year, compared with only occasional.....