A spokesperson for the US government described a recent request from the Chinese government, urging citizens to report individuals advocating for "Taiwan independence," as "irresponsible and reprehensible," according to a report by Taipei Times.
The Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) urged caution for Taiwanese traveling to China as three more Taiwanese nationals have been detained, and one more has gone missing in China, as reported by Taipei Times.
Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) issued a strong condemnation of China for supporting illegal fishing activities near Dongsha Islands in the South China Sea, as reported by Focus Taiwan.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense is proposing a new bill to crack down on active military personnel who collude with enemies and compromise national security.
Currently, China is conducting the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, which is an annual assembly of the Chinese government known as the "two sessions," as reported by Taipei Times.
According to Taiwan's MND, 11 out of 19 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).
In a bulletin published on the National Defence and Security Research's website on Thursday, Huang Tsung-ting indicated that China could potentially disrupt Taiwan's energy sources.
A Chinese freighter suspected of cutting an undersea cable connecting Taiwan's main island to Penghu County is believed to be owned by a Chinese state-run company.
He told reporters during his first Cabinet meeting, "I never comment on that -- I don't comment on anything, because I don't want to ever put myself in that position," as per CNN.