China kept up military pressure around Taiwan over the past day, with warships and aircraft operating near the island — a negative sign for regional stability, though routine by recent standards.

• Taiwan's Defense Ministry tracked 7 Chinese warships, 4 official government vessels, and 4 aircraft sorties around the island in a 24-hour window.
• Three of those aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, entering airspace off central, southwestern, and eastern Taiwan.
• Taiwan responded by sending its own aircraft and ships and putting shore-based missile systems on watch.
• This is part of a near-daily pattern of Chinese pressure on Taiwan, keeping tensions in the strait high.

Outlook: Expect continued daily Chinese military activity around Taiwan, with no sign of the pressure easing in the near term.