China's Actions Risk Creation of New Status Quo, Taiwan Official Says The international community has been slow to grasp the implications of China's gradual escalation of pressure in the Taiwan Strait and surrounding waters.
Senior officials like Kuan Bi ling, head of Taiwan's Ocean Affairs Council, are sounding the alarm about the accumulation of "grey zone" activities – a term coined to describe actions short of outright conflict.
China's military incursions into Taiwanese airspace and waters have become routine, with regular Coast Guard patrols off Taiwan's east coast further antagonizing the island government.