China may be conducting a major, unannounced war drill aimed at isolating Taiwan, with more than 100 naval and coast guard vessels deployed across the Western Pacific, according to a new assessment.
🚨 中国在168小时内刚刚采取了5项行动。全部围绕台湾。没有一项有名称。
— Alec (@ItsRealAlec) November 7, 2026
而没有人把这些点联系起来。
行动1：100多艘中国军舰和海警船遍布西太平洋。
台湾11月3日表示，它们已经部署到位。
来自3个战区的4个特混编队横亘在台湾与关岛之间。
一道隔开台湾与其朋友的墙。… pic.twitter.com/7xYtZjANyp
Published Friday by Institute for the Study of War researcher Jackson Karas, the report identified two main clusters of Chinese ships: naval task forces operating between Taiwan and Guam, potentially positioned to deter outside military assistance, and naval and coast guard vessels forming a closer ring around Taiwan.
That positioning, according to Karas, suggests Beijing is conducting a rehearsal for cutting the island off from external support during a conflict:
The scale of these deployments suggests that the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is conducting a major exercise that simulates isolating Taiwan.
The number of vessels involved and the geographic range of their deployment are greater than the PLA's most recent exercise around Taiwan — Justice Mission 2025. The coordination of surface forces from
