Taiwan Strait
East Asia
Why it matters: A majority of the world’s largest ships transit here; standing cross-strait military pressure.
Local map · live AIS
Fused signal timeline · 21 days
No dated open-source events in the last 21 days for this box.
Assessment
Taiwan Strait is showing a watch-level posture above its baseline; open-source coverage is holding steady. Latest reporting (2025-07-10): “China Accuses US Of Risky Taiwan Strait Move | Dawn News English” — youtube.com. Metocean: 28.7 kt wind, 2.36 m seas — transit marginal.
What changed
- ›Most recent reporting dated 2025-07-10.
- ›Conditions: 28.7 kt / Bft 7, seas moderate — marginal for transit.
- ›No other material change in monitored feeds.
Live AIS snapshot
90s windowLive positions via AISStream.io at build time. Cross-run gap/dark-ship detection is the next iteration.
Metocean conditions
Open-Meteo, box centroid, at build time.
Dated open-source reporting
- 2025-07-10China Accuses US Of Risky Taiwan Strait Move | Dawn News English
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youtube.com · jina
- 2025-03-27reuters.com
reuters.com · jina
- 2025-02-12PLA tracks US Navy ships in first Taiwan Strait transit since Trump’s return
Beijing accuses Indo-Pacific Command of ‘sending wrong signals and increasing security risks’.
scmp.com · jina
- 2023-06-04U.S. releases video of encounter with Chinese warship in Taiwan Strait
The U.S. military has released a video showing a close encounter between a Chinese warship and an American destroyer in the Taiwan Strait over the weekend.
nbcnews.com · jina
- 2022-03-03China Warships Detected Near Taiwan After U.S. Navy’s Strait Transit
Analysts believe the military vessels deliberately approached the island in a subtle show of force.
newsweek.com · jina
Updated 10 Jul 2026, 20:15 UTC · narrator: rule-based · bbox [118, 23, 121.2, 25.6]