- China's coast guard has been radioing commercial ships near Taiwan, asking for voyage details and asserting jurisdiction after Japan and the Philippines moved to start maritime-boundary talks.
- Taiwan's coast guard told merchant vessels to ignore the Chinese queries, affirmed these are Taiwanese waters, and said ships passed through normally without boarding or interference.
- The U.S. urged a peaceful, non-coercive resolution and called on Beijing to stop pressure on Taiwan as regional tensions rise.
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