China warns Taiwan coast guard over use of water cannons and dispatches military aircraft and vessels for combat readiness patrols in the Taiwan Strait

The Chinese government warned on Wednesday that Taiwan's coast guard must bear the consequences for using high-pressure water cannons against Chinese fishing boats. On the same day, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted joint combat readiness patrols around Taiwan, while the U.S. State Department urged Beijing to cease its pressure.