China piles pressure on Taiwan with new patrols off Pacific coast
<figure><img width="800" height="600" src="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-3.png?w=800" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-3.png 800w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-3.png?resize=768,576 768w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-3.png?resize=600,450 600w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-3.png?resize=400,300 400w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-3.png?resize=200,150 200w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-3.png?resize=780,585 780w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-3.png?resize=300,225 300w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-3.png?resize=706,530 706w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-3.png?resize=150,113 150w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="704425" data-permalink="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/china-piles-pressure-on-taiwan-with-new-patrols-off-pacific-coast/pacnews2-3/" data-orig-file="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-3.png" data-orig-size="800,600" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-title="PACNEWS2 (3)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PACNEWS2-3.png?w=800" /></figure> <p>For decades, China’s maritime pressure on Taiwan centered on the major shipping strait separating the two neighbors. Now, Beijing is piling unprecedented pressure on its Pacific coast — a vital lifeline with U.S allies.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/china-piles-pressure-on-taiwan-with-new-patrols-off-pacific-coast/">China piles pressure on Taiwan with new patrols off Pacific coast</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg">Post Courier</a>.</p>