OAC minister discloses locations of Chinese vessels around TaiwanBy Lo Tien-pin and Hollie Younger / Staff reporter, with staff writerOcean Affairs Council (OAC) Minister Kuan Bi-ling (管碧玲) last night posted the exact locations of eight Chinese vessels detected in the 24 hours ending at 6am yesterday in waters around Taiwan, including near the median line of the Taiwan Strait, providing their type and hull numbers. A map posted by Ocean Affairs Council Minister Kuan Bi-ling shows the locations of eight Chinese People’s Liberation Army and coast guard vessels operating around Taiwan in the 24 hours that ended at 6am yesterday. Photo from Kuan Bi-ling's FacebookHowever, it does not show the location of any sea vessels, providing only the number of vessels and whether they were official ships or navy vessels. Kuan's maps posted on social media included the six Chinese naval ships and two coast guard vessels operating around Taiwan that were mentioned in yesterday’s official ministry update. Since then, Chinese naval, coast guard and other official vessels have formed an “around-the-clock encirclement posture,” she said.

Source: Taipei Times April 07, 2026 05:24 UTC