# ‘Hybrid warfare’: Taiwan drives away 16 Chinese ships

https://mins.news/en/item/105308

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-18 16:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/taiwan-drives-away-16-chinese-ships-accused-of-maritime-harassment?traffic_source=rss

> Taiwan’s coastguard says it drove away 16 Chinese coastguard, research and fishing vessels involved in coordinated “maritime harassment” around Taiwan’s main island and Pratas. Taipei accused Beijing of trying to alter the status quo; some vessels reportedly entered Taiwan’s restricted waters.

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