Taiwan holds drills as leader says it faces 'constant gray intrusion' from China<br /><br />Taiwan's coast guard held drills with the military on Sunday, June 8, to better practice joint operations in the face of what the government in Taipei says is a growing “constant gray intrusion” threat from China, which claims the island as its own territory.<br /><br />Democratically governed Taiwan has repeatedly complained about these "gray zone" Chinese activities around the island, designed to pressure it without direct confrontation, such as undersea cable cutting and sand dredging. It is often Taiwan's coast guard which scrambles first to respond.<br /><br />The coast guard, like the navy, is in the midst of an expansion and modernization program. Its new Anping-class corvettes, which began being commissioned in 2020, are based on the navy's Tuo Chiang-class warships, state-of-the-art, highly maneuverable stealth vessels, meant to take out larger warships while operating close to Taiwan's shores.<br /><br />REUTERS / TAIWAN POOL / TAIWAN COAST GUARD ADMINISTRATION<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /><br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /><br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer<br />Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein <br />Soundcloud: https://tmt.ph/soundcloud <br /><br />#TheManilaTimes<br />#tmtnews<br />#taiwan<br />#china
