Source record People's Daily Group · 2026-05-26

Transits through Taiwan Straits by Australian, Canadian and other extra-regional navies rose sharply in 2025: Chinese think tank

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Desk	China Desk
Publishing institution	People's Daily Group
Source outlet	Global Times — Defense (global_times_mil)
Source language	en — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date	2026-05-26
Original URL	https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202605/1361962.shtml
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In response to media reports revealing that two US Navy aircraft - an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and ... The US Pacific Fleet on Monday confirmed that two of its military aircraft crashed within less than an ... The report was released only one day before the annual US-Philippines Balikatan Exercise was scheduled to kick off. ...

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A Chinese think tank documented a sharp rise in Taiwan Strait transits by Australian, Canadian, and other non-U.S. extra-regional navies in 2025, framing the trend as coordinated Western pressure rather than independent national decisions. The report's release one day before the U.S.-Philippines Balikatan Exercise opened extends a pattern of PRC-affiliated research institutions timing publications to reinforce official narratives around allied military activity in the region; what remains unknown is which specific think tank produced the report and what methodology it used to quantify the increase.

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Source text. People's Daily Group. "Transits through Taiwan Straits by Australian, Canadian and other extra-regional navies rose sharply in 2025: Chinese think tank." Global Times — Defense, 2026-05-26. https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202605/1361962.shtml.

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