Taiwanese authorities reported this Saturday that the Chinese Army Navy has launched in recent days a large naval operation, with more than a hundred vessels sailing in the waters extending from Japan to the Philippines, maneuvers that Taipei interprets as a renewed tactic of military pressure in the context of the prolonged struggle over the island's political status.
The Secretary-General of Taiwan's National Security Council, Joseph Wu, explained on social media that, according to data collected by the body, China has moved war units from the Yellow Sea to the South China Sea, covering the area informally known as the First Island Chain.
Wu indicated that this naval deployment began just after last week's summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and United States President Donald Trump, a meeting in which the Taiwan issue occupied a prominent place on the dialogue agenda between both powers.
"In this part of the world, China is the sole and main problem that is shattering the status quo and threatening regional peace and stability," Wu stressed, alluding to the situation of the island, which for decades has maintained the defense of its self-governance against the sovereignty claims made by Beijing.