Japan’s new defense white paper softens language on Taiwan, but policy remains unchanged, experts say

Japan’s new defense white paper softens language on Taiwan, but policy remains unchanged, experts say

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Taiwan's latest live-fire exercise highlights expanding drone capabilities

Taiwan's latest live-fire exercise highlights expanding drone capabilities

Taiwan held its 10-day Han Kuang 42 live-fire exercisefrom Aug. 5 to 14, integrating drone training ...

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Professor Wang Kuan-Hsiung

Professor Wang Kuan-Hsiung

Department of East Asian Studies
National Taiwan Normal University

Gray-zone coercion tests Taiwan's legal and institutional readiness

A 2026 Taiwan Strait security tabletop exercise highlighted how China's gray-zone tactics could exploit gaps in Taiwan's legal authority, operational procedures and international messaging before open...

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Gray-zone coercion tests Taiwan's legal and institutional readiness
Taiwan’s reported hypersonic missile breakthrough could strengthen deterrence, experts say

Taiwan’s reported hypersonic missile breakthrough could strengthen deterrence, experts say

Taiwanese media have reported a major breakthrough in Taiwan’s indigenous hypersonic cruise missile ...

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China’s routine patrols east of Taiwan test the island’s strategic depth, experts say

China’s routine patrols east of Taiwan test the island’s strategic depth, experts say

The China Coast Guard (CCG) said it would begin routine law-enforcement patrols east of Taiwan, a mo...

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Taiwan commissions eighth Tuo Chiang-class corvette, expects all 12 delivered by year-end

Taiwan commissions eighth Tuo Chiang-class corvette, expects all 12 delivered by year-end

Taiwan’s eighth Tuo Chiang-class corvette, the ROCS Tan Chiang, has formally entered service, with P...

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PLA helicopters cross Taiwan Strait median line for first time, testing new attack scenarios, experts say

PLA helicopters cross Taiwan Strait median line for first time, testing new attack scenarios, experts say

Chinese military helicopters have crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait for the first time, a...

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China’s new ethnic unity law raises legal risks for Taiwanese, expert says
China’s new ethnic unity law raises legal risks for Taiwanese, expert says

China’s new ethnic unity law represents a form of gray-zone legal warfare that could expose Taiwanes...

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Papua New Guinea’s move to close Taiwan office signals expanding Chinese pressure, experts say
Papua New Guinea’s move to close Taiwan office signals expanding Chinese pressure, experts say

Papua New Guinea’s abruptmove to close Taiwan’s representative office reflects Beijing’s increasingl...

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Taiwan to simulate mobile network throttling for first time in resilience exercise
Taiwan to simulate mobile network throttling for first time in resilience exercise

Taiwan will test mobile network throttling during its 2026 Urban Resilience Exercise, prompting cros...

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Taiwan revives 'anti-Communist patriotic education' as security environment evolves
Taiwan revives 'anti-Communist patriotic education' as security environment evolves

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) has reinstated its "Anti-Communist Patriotic Education" ...

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A decade after South China Sea arbitral award, disputes persist as Taiwan’s interests erode, experts say
A decade after South China Sea arbitral award, disputes persist as Taiwan’s interests erode, experts say

A decade after the 2016 South China Sea arbitral award, maritime disputes persist and gray-zone conf...

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China's SLBM test served military and political goals, Taiwan experts say
China's SLBM test served military and political goals, Taiwan experts say

China's recent submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test overthe Pacific Ocean was intended t...

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Taiwan legislature begins review of four drone procurement bills
Taiwan legislature begins review of four drone procurement bills

Taiwan's legislature has begun reviewing four competing drone procurement bills, as political partie...

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Taiwan security, drones top agenda in Han Kuo-yu's US agenda
Taiwan security, drones top agenda in Han Kuo-yu's US agenda

Taiwan Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) led a cross-partydelegation to Washington last week for ...

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Tsai Ing-wen becomes first former Taiwan President to visit Italian Senate
Tsai Ing-wen becomes first former Taiwan President to visit Italian Senate

Former TaiwanPresident Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) visited the Italian Senate, where she was personally recei...

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Every act counts: Malala Yousafzai urges courage at Rotary convention in Taipei
Every act counts: Malala Yousafzai urges courage at Rotary convention in Taipei

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, on her first visit to Taiwan, told the 2026 Rotary International Convention in Taipei that courage and individual action drive lasting global change.From P...

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Taiwan sharpens combat readiness as China's carrier Fujian crosses Taiwan Strait
Taiwan sharpens combat readiness as China's carrier Fujian crosses Taiwan Strait

Taiwan's military on Monday (June 22)kicked off a five-day “Immediate Combat Readiness Exercise”that...

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Taiwan advances NT$210 billion drone bill as experts urge faster capability build-up
Taiwan advances NT$210 billion drone bill as experts urge faster capability build-up

Taiwan's Executive Yuan on June 18 approved a draftact allocating up to NT$210 billion (US$6.7 billi...

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