# China patrols east of Taiwan are ‘highly destabilising’, US congressional committee chair says

https://mins.news/en/item/107237

- Reuters, 2026-10-20 03:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinese-patrols-taiwans-east-are-destabilising-us-congress-appointed-official-2026-10-20/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad6e05175a7df0001b12cfb

> A chair of a US congressional committee said on Tuesday that Chinese coast guard patrols east of Taiwan were “highly destabilising” and extended Beijing’s legal, political and information warfare against Taipei.

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