China, Indonesia navies to hold drills in sensitive waters to east of Taiwan
The Chinese and Indonesian navies are scheduled to conduct a joint navigation exercise in waters east of Taiwan this month. The drill focuses on communication and replenishment, occurring in a region where China frequently asserts its sovereignty claims.
The Chinese and Indonesian navies will hold a drill together in the sensitive waters to the east of Taiwan this month, China’s defence ministry said on Tuesday (August 11, 2026), where Beijing has been seeking to assert its sovereignty claims. China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, and in June began coast guard patrols off the island’s east coast, causing anger in Taipei and concern in Washington and some other Western capitals.
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