China has stepped up gray-zone warfare against Taiwan, aiming to make the areas around the democratic island country “saturated” with balloons, drones
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China’s New Gray Zone Tactics Near Taiwan Raise Tensions
China’s Taiwan Affairs Office last week contested the validity of Taiwan’s “prohibited” (禁止水域) and “restricted” waters (限制水域) around the Kinmen area,