https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-steps-up-grey-zone-tactics-to-isolate-taiwan-and-punish-its-alliesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-steps-up-grey-zone-tactics-to-isolate-taiwan-and-punish-its-allieshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-steps-up-grey-zone-tactics-to-isolate-taiwan-and-punish-its-allies#u155671Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:15:14 +0000Taiwan's coastguard successfully drove away sixteen mainland ships as Beijing intensifies hybrid warfare and grey zone tactics to isolate Taiwan and punish its allies. China has stepped up activity off the island's eastern coast since June through regular coast guard patrols, while utilizing militia boats and coordinating fishing and research vessels to expand battlefield preparation in the western Pacific. Beijing claims it is safeguarding order around a Taiwan-controlled South China Sea atoll. Meanwhile, international observers warn that these maritime patrols are destabilising and