美国国会下属机构美中经济暨安全检讨委员会（USCC）发布报告指出，中国正通过建立海警"常态化执法巡查"的方式，在台湾周边海域运用"法律战"剧本来行使主权主张[1]。报告认为，中国利用海警而非海军进行巡查，目的在于避免呈现出军事对抗的表象，同时为未来对台湾采取封锁行动建立"持续存在"的基础[1]。
根据报告所述，中国海警于7月4日宣布在台湾东部海域展开"常态化执法巡查"[1]，此前的6月已经实施了"海上交通专项执法"及"常态化执法"等行动[1]。这些举措引起了美国国务院以及英国、法国和德国驻台代表机构的关切[1]。USCC跨党派代表团于18日访问中国，这是自2019年以来首次[1]。
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) has released a report characterizing China's coast guard operations around Taiwan as a calculated strategy to assert sovereignty claims while avoiding the appearance of military confrontation [1]. According to the commission, China announced "normalized law enforcement patrols" in Taiwan's eastern waters on July 4, building what the report describes as a framework of "sustained presence" that could support future blockade measures against the island [1].
The USCC analysis indicates that China's deliberate use of coast guard vessels rather than naval forces reflects an effort to minimize military escalation optics while allowing these activities to be presented as routine law enforcement operations [1]. Earlier in June, China's coast guard had conducted "special maritime traffic enforcement" and other "normalized enforcement" actions in the same waters surrounding Taiwan [1].
The operations have drawn international concern, with the U.S. State Department and diplomatic representatives from Britain, France, and Germany expressing their apprehension [1]. A USCC bipartisan delegation visited China on July 18, marking the commission's first such visit since 2019 [1].