Taiwan’s Resilience Committee recently held a tabletop exercise on countering maritime coercion, particularly on high-intensity gray-zone threats disrupting maritime traffic & international shipping safety. 11 gov't ministries participated & briefed results to President Lai. 1/
Scenarios in the TTX simulated China’s Coast Guard unilaterally demanding ships in the region to complete declarations with Chinese authorities, leading to increasing coercive measures such as inspections, boardings and detaining of vessels, disrupting maritime logistics. 2/
In response, participants focused on countermeasures such as frontline law enforcement by Taiwan’s Coast Guard, while the military engaged in rapid response exercises & raised readiness levels. Other ministries focused on resilience-building measures & preparations … 3/
… including two-way communications with commercial ships; monitoring stockpiles of energy & supplies to determine priorities & coordinate on security measures for vessels; and strategic communications on China’s actions violating international law and freedom of navigation. 4/
President Lai issued instructions to bolster inter-agency resilience: including on maritime domain intelligence, communications with shipping industry, use of uncrewed systems to protect logistics, & reviewing stockpiles & procurement measures. 5/5
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