【Taiwanology Ep.64】Broken Chain: 1.8B Data Points Track China's Coast Guard in 1st Island Chain

Why has China Coast Guard made it a routine to patrol the east of Taiwan? Why has retired US Air Force colonel Ray Powell called this a quarantine? CommonWealth's cover story details the reporting behind "Broken Chain," built on 1.8 billion vessel data points. Our reporters recount our exclusive interview with National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu. This episode traces a shared playbook across the first island chain, and why normalization may be the greatest danger.


Episode highlights:
00:00 The quarantine warning behind Broken Chain
03:26 Su'ao fishermen grown numb to Chinese patrols
10:09 Mapping 1.8 billion vessel data points
14:38 Coast Guard SOPs and a Philippine warning
17:33 Exclusive interview with NSC SecGen
21:34 Indo-Pacific stakes, CSIS partnership, what's next

Host: Kwangyin Liu, Deputy Managing Editor, CommonWealth Magazine
Guest: Steven Yeo, Data & Graphics engineer; Hazel Hsu, Reporter

Producers: Yayuan Chang, Weiru Wang

＊Read more：https://english.cw.com.tw/article/article.action?id=4930
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