⚡️🇹🇼🇨🇳 — Taiwan Transfers Senior Naval Commander to Coast Guard to Enhance "Second Navy" Deterrence and Interoperability, — Reuters.

​➡️ In a strategic move to counter escalating maritime pressure from Beijing, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te announced on Thursday the transfer of senior naval commander Yuan Sheng-hua from vice chief of staff at navy headquarters to deputy head of the Coast Guard. Speaking at a presidential promotion ceremony, Lai emphasized that closer collaboration between Taiwan's military and its Coast Guard is vital for addressing rapidly shifting security dynamics, ensuring seamless intelligence sharing, and maintaining stable command and communication protocols across all operational scenarios. Kuan Bi-ling, head of the Ocean Affairs Council, noted that Yuan's extensive combat training will inject vital naval tactical thinking into coast guard operations, sharpening the "peacetime-to-wartime" transition.

​➡️ This leadership integration underscores Taipei's ongoing military modernization program, which increasingly treats the Coast Guard as a critical "second navy" designed to supplement national defense. Recent milestones highlight this integration, including live-fire missile drills conducted by the Coast Guard’s Anping-class catamarans—vessels derived from the navy's stealthy Tuo Chiang-class fast attack warships—and joint anti-blockade escort simulations during the annual Han Kuang exercises in August. These enhancements come in direct response to near-daily incursions by Chinese military assets and expanded Chinese Coast Guard patrols along Taiwan's eastern maritime approaches.

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