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"The court is facing an unprecedented time with these coercive measures that have been levelled at judges and prosecutors, including one French magistrate," said Darmanin.

But informality and ambiguity remain a feature, not a bug, of China’s approach to coercive economic bargaining.

The report also raised concerns about Beijing’s moves geopolitically, including more “coercive tactics” such as live-fire-military exercises without notice in the Tasman Sea.

The report also raised concerns about Beijing’s moves geopolitically, including more “coercive tactics” such as live-fire-military exercises without notice in the Tasman Sea.

China's patrols around Kinmen are part of Beijing's "grey-zone" operations against Taiwan -- coercive tactics that fall short of acts of war -- Taipei and analysts say.