Beijing: China has reportedly deployed more than 100 naval and coast guard ships across key East Asian waters in what sources describe as the largest maritime show of force in recent history. The vessels have been seen operating across the Yellow Sea, East China Sea, the contested South China Sea, and into the western Pacific. While Beijing has not officially announced a large-scale exercise, intelligence sources and regional security officials say the deployment is intended to project China’s maritime power amid heightened regional tensions.

The deployment comes at a sensitive time in regional politics. Chinese officials have been closely monitoring remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who warned last month that Tokyo could respond militarily if China attacked Taiwan. The

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