Overview
- China’s coast guard said a ship formation conducted a “rights enforcement” patrol inside the waters of the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands, which Beijing calls the Diaoyu.
- Taiwan’s defense ministry reported about 30 Chinese military aircraft, seven navy ships and several drones operating nearby in the past 24 hours, with flights tracking close to Japan’s Yonaguni.
- China issued navigation notices for live-fire missile exercises in the Yellow Sea scheduled from Monday through Wednesday, signaling continued military pressure.
- Beijing escalated non-military measures with a travel warning for Japan, a call for students to rethink studying there, and airlines offering free refunds or changes for Japan-bound tickets.
- A Kyodo poll found Japanese voters split on exercising collective self-defence if China attacked Taiwan, while a majority supported higher defense spending as Tokyo reiterated its preference for a peaceful resolution.