Taiwan’s national flag is raised during an early morning flag-raising ceremony following China’s People’s Liberation Army saying it would conduct live-fire drills in five designated maritime and airspace areas around Taiwan, in Taipei on Dec. 30, 2025. Cheng Yu-chen / AFP via Getty Images
The UK, France, and Germany issued a joint statement on June 24, warning that the Chinese regime’s activities off the east coast of Taiwan are a threat to regional stability and freedom of navigation.
Earlier this month, China sent coast guard ships into the waters east of the island for a “special maritime traffic law-enforcement operation.”
