Jonathan Frederic De Santos

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae issued a joint statement after on May 28, 2026.  They announced the negotiations for the General Security of Military Information Agreement and the delimitation of maritime borders. (📷: PPA)

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Agence France-Presse

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1780801225324HJZ7KRGaIAE68uM.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae issued a joint statement after on May 28, 2026. They announced the negotiations for the General Security of Military Information Agreement and the delimitation of maritime borders. (📷: PPA)</div>BEIJING — China held a &quot;law enforcement operation&quot; in waters east of Taiwan following recent talks between Japan and the Philippines to draw a boundary there, state media reported on Saturday.<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/5/28/japan-philippines-to-discuss-intelligence-sharing-takaichi-2045">Tokyo and Manila said last month they would start formal talks</a> &quot;to delimit the maritime boundary&quot; of an economic zone and continental shelf between them, angering Beijing.China, which asserts Taiwan is part of its territory, called the talks &quot;illegal&quot; and has claimed exclusive control over the waters concerned.On Saturday, Beijing&#x27;s transport ministry organized maritime police from coastal provinces Fujian and Guangdong to &quot;conduct a special maritime traffic law enforcement operation in waters east of Taiwan Island&quot;, state news agency Xinhua said.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/6/4/taiwan-says-should-be-consulted-in-japan-philippines-sea-border-talks-0031">Taiwan says should be consulted in Japan-Philippines sea border talks </a></div>The report did not give details on the operation, including how long it lasted or whether it was still ongoing, and it did not say whether maritime police dispatched ships to the area.The operation was &quot;a necessary action taken against Japan and the Philippines&#x27; unilateral announcement they would start &#x27;negotiations on delimiting a maritime boundary&#x27;&quot; near Taiwan, Xinhua added.Taiwan said Wednesday it should be consulted on the Japan-Philippines talks.Manila and Tokyo&#x27;s shared grievances over Chinese maritime territorial claims have seen them draw increasingly close in recent years.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/6/philippines-japan-sign-defense-equipment-deal-eye-expanded-security-cooperation-0003">Philippines, Japan sign defense equipment deal, eye expanded security cooperation </a></div>Japan and China are in territorial and economic disputes in the East China Sea, where coast guard ships from both sides routinely stage tense standoffs.Beijing has meanwhile deployed navy and coast guard vessels in the South China Sea, in a bid to bar the Philippines from strategically important reefs and islands, leading to a string of confrontations.

China held a "law enforcement operation" in waters east of Taiwan following recent talks between Japan and the Philippines to draw a boundary there, state media reported on Saturday.

China held a "law enforcement operation" in waters east of Taiwan following recent talks between Japan and the Philippines to draw a boundary there, state media reported on Saturday.

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China holds 'special operation' near Taiwan after Japan-Philippines sea border talks

Agence France-Presse

Published June 07, 2026 11:01 AM PHT

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