China Enacts Unity Law as Taiwan Resists Maritime Inspections
China's 'Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress' officially took effect on July 1, codifying a legal mandate for national unification. The Taiwan Ministry of National Defense tracked 13 PLA aircraft and 13 naval vessels operating near the median line. Taipei has instructed all commercial vessels to ignore boarding or inspection requests from the Chinese Coast Guard, deploying patrol ships to prevent Chinese enforcement actions in Taiwan-administered waters.