China, Indonesia navies to hold drills in sensitive waters to east of Taiwan

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · Aug 11, 2026 · 229 words · By Reuters

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What to know about China, Indonesia navies to hold drills in sensitive waters to east of Taiwan

The Chinese and Indonesian navies will hold a drill together in the sensitive waters to the east of Taiwan this month, China’s defence ministry said on Tuesday (August 11, 2026), where Beijing has been seeking to assert its sovereignty claims.

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Why it matters

China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, and in June began coast guard patrols off the island’s east coast, causing anger in Taipei and concern in Washington and some other Western capitals.

Common ground

In a brief statement, China’s Defence Ministry said that in mid-August, a Chinese navy warship will conduct a joint “navigation exercise” with an Indonesian navy ship in the waters east of Taiwan, though it did not give an exact location.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Chinese and Indonesian navies will hold a drill together in the sensitive waters to the east of Taiwan this month, China’s defence ministry said on Tuesday (August 11, 2026)”

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Multiple independent sources (Xinhua, Reuters/Nikkei Asia, and other web search results) confirm that China's Ministry of National Defense announced on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, that the Chinese and Indonesian navies would conduct exercises east of Taiwan in mid-August.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chinese Indonesians (Indonesian: Orang Tionghoa Indonesia, simplified Chinese: 印度尼西亚华人; traditional Chinese: 印度尼西亞華人; pinyin: Yìndùníxīyà huárén), also known as Chindo (slang), Orang Tionghoa or simpl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Indonesians

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — These are lists of the most common Chinese surnames in the People's Republic of China (Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland China), the Republic of China (Taiwan), and the Chinese diaspora overseas as provi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_Chinese_surname…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan

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Claim 2: “China recognises no sovereignty claims by Taiwan’s government”

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Multiple sources confirm that the People's Republic of China does not recognize the sovereignty of the government in Taipei and views Taiwan as its own territory.

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web search NEUTRAL — China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and recognises no claims of sovereignty by the government in Taipei, including in the waters around the island.
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-09-02/china-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Beijing rejects the notion of Taiwanese sovereignty in all forms: No recognition of the ROC government: The PRC does not acknowledge the legitimacy of Taiwan’s administrative institutions post-1949, d…
https://app.studyraid.com/en/read/15551/541071/beijings-sove…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Chinese Civil War then culminated in the establishment of the PRC in 1949, with the ROC government relocating to Taiwan. Since 1945, the ROC has continuously exercised effective governmental autho…
https://globaltaiwan.org/2026/07/beyond-false-comparisons-wh…

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Claim 3: “in mid-August, a Chinese navy warship will conduct a joint “navigation exercise” with an Indonesian navy ship in the waters east of Taiwan”

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The claim is explicitly confirmed by multiple independent news reports (ECNS, Nikkei Asia, Reuters) stating that a joint navigation exercise between Chinese and Indonesian warships would take place east of Taiwan in mid-August 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Indonesians in Taiwan form one of the island's larger communities of foreign residents. There are 144,651 people who have nationality of the Republic of Indonesia reside in Taiwan as of December 2010.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesians_in_Taiwan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Indonesia–Taiwan relations are foreign relations between Indonesia and Taiwan. Currently, Indonesia does not officially recognize the Republic of China (Taiwan) as it adopted the One-China Policy; off…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia–Taiwan_relations

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Claim 4: “its military operates around the island on an almost daily basis”

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The claim that the Chinese military operates around Taiwan on an almost daily basis is corroborated by a cross-reference (Nypost) and multiple independent web search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chinese unification, also known as Chinese reunification or cross-strait unification, is the hypothetical unification of territories currently controlled, or claimed, by the People's Republic of China…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Taiwan, China", "Taiwan, Province of China", and "Taipei, China" are controversial political terms that claim Taiwan and its associated territories as a province or territory of the People's Republi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan,_China

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Claim 5: “in June began coast guard patrols off the island’s east coast”

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Multiple sources confirm that China began coast guard patrols off Taiwan's east coast in June 2026, with some sources specifying the start of 'law enforcement operations' in that month.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taiwan Province is a de jure administrative division claimed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) with no actual control. Its claimed jurisdiction includes the island of Taiwan and its affiliated i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_(People's_Republic_of_C…

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Claim 6: “the island is home to more than 300,000 Indonesian migrant workers”

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Multiple sources confirm there are over 300,000 Indonesian migrant workers in Taiwan, with one source specifying 'nearly 320,000'.

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Claim 7: “Indonesia has no formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that Indonesia does not officially recognize the Republic of China (Taiwan) as it adopted the One-China Policy.

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web search NEUTRAL — Indonesia has hundreds of ethnic groups and more than 700 languages, alongside diverse regional cultures. This diversity is reflected in the national motto, Bhinneka Tunggal Ika. Indonesian, a standar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia

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web search NEUTRAL — Indonesia is an archipelagic country located in Southeast Asia, lying between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. It is located in a strategic location astride or along major sea lanes connecting …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Indonesia

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web search NEUTRAL — Indonesia, oficialmente la República de Indonesia (en indonesio: Republik Indonesia ⓘ; en javanés: ꦫꦺꦥꦸꦧ꧀ꦭꦶꦏ꧀ꦆꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦤꦺꦱꦶꦪ), es un país ubicado al sudeste de Asia y al norte de Oceanía, entre los océano…
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia

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