"Tensions Rise as Taiwan Confronts Chinese Coastguard Amid Military Deployments"

Taiwan's defense ministry stated that there has been no increase in military deployments on front-line islands facing China, despite rising tensions with Beijing. China's coast guard has increased patrols around the Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands, prompting Taiwan to conduct exercises and preparations in response. The U.S. State Department urged restraint and no unilateral change to the status quo, while security sources in Taiwan do not expect China to escalate the situation. Taiwan rejects China's sovereignty claims and insists that only its people can decide their future.