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Taiwan-China hybrid warfare naval incidents 2026
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FIRST ENTRY OCT 18
OCT 18 · Day 1
Taiwan drives away 16 Chinese ships in 'hybrid warfare' incident
Taiwan's coastguard said it took forceful action to neutralise threats and accused Beijing of attempting to unilaterally alter the status quo in the Taiwan Strait.
Taiwan's coastguard described the operations as 'hybrid warfare'.
Taiwan drove away 16 Chinese vessels involved in coordinated maritime harassment operations.