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. 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. Neither Taiwan’s defence ministry nor Indonesia’s navy immediately responded to requests for comment. China recognises no sovereignty claims by Taiwan’s government and its military operates around the island ‌on an almost daily basis. Like most countries, Indonesia ​has no formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, but the island is ⁠home to more than 300,000 Indonesian migrant workers.