Taipei Times
Chinese vessels are transmitting fake signals in Taiwan’s waters as a form of cognitive warfare, testing Taiwan’s responses to various types of incursions, a report by the Institute for the Study of War said on Friday last week.
Several Chinese fishing vessels transmitted fake automatic identification system (AIS) signals in Taiwan’s waters last month, with one mimicking a Russian warship and another impersonating a Chinese law enforcement vessel, the report said.
China is experimenting with AIS spoofing to “pollute Taiwan’s information environment and test Taiwan’s responses to different kinds of perceived incursions,” the report said.
