Beijing vows to carry out more surveys east of Taiwan to assert its sovereignty

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China has announced plans to routinely conduct maritime surveys east of Taiwan to reinforce its sovereignty claims, following diplomatic talks between Japan and the Philippines. Activities include military drills, coastguard patrols, and natural resources surveys in contested waters.

Beijing will make maritime surveys in the waters east of Taiwan a routine matter as it seeks to assert its sovereignty following talks between Japan and the Philippines, state media reported on Friday. An article published by Yuyuan Tantian, a social media account affiliated with state broadcaster CCTV, said mainland China was “diversifying” its claims to the waters with a range of activities, ranging from military drills and coastguard patrols to natural resources surveys. It added that more...