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New reporting shows multiple Chinese platforms in Taiwan’s EEZ, including near sensitive boundaries. Their presence had not been widely publicized before.
Experts describe a “salami slicing” strategy: small, sustained moves that shrink the area Taiwan can practically control. Commercial activity is the visible tip.
Taiwan’s ability to contest the activity is limited by law and logistics. It is not party to key maritime arbitration processes.
Without pushback, analysts fear these steps will harden into a new status quo—one less favorable to Taipei.