China steps up grey-zone warfare to exhaust Taiwan, defence report says

China has stepped up grey-zone warfare against Taiwan, aiming to make the areas around the democratic island “saturated” with balloons, drones and civilian boats, a Taiwan defence ministry report said on Thursday.
Taiwan, whose government rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims, has complained in recent years that China has been using so-called grey-zone warfare, which wields irregular tactics to exhaust a foe without resorting to open combat.
In a report sent to parliament, the ministry said Beijing has launched “multi-front saturated grey-zone” tactics to harass Taiwan, including increased patrols of ships and planes.
The report said, China has attempted to “increase burdens of our naval and air forces and to obscure the existence of the median line in the strait”, referring to an unofficial border between the two sides, which China’s forces have began regularly crossing in recent years.
It added China has also incorporated research and militia vessels in a move to “disguise military activities with civilians”.