Response centers still active as PLA vessels pull backBy Yimou Lee / Reuters, TAIPEITaiwan remained on high alert today after China staged massive military drills around the nation yesterday, keeping its emergency maritime response center running as it monitored Chinese naval maneuvers, the coast guard said. Coast Guard Administration Deputy Director-General Hsieh Ching-chin at a news conference in Taipei yesterday displays an image of a Taiwanese coast guard vessel driving away a China Coast Guard ship during Chinese drills near Taiwan. A Coast Guard Administration official said that all 11 Chinese coast guard ships had left waters near Taiwan and were continuing to move away. A security official said emergency response centers for the military and coast guard stayed active. The Ministry of National Defense today said that 77 Chinese military aircraft and 25 navy and coast guard vessels had been operating around the nation in the past 24 hours.

Source: Taipei Times December 31, 2025 08:03 UTC