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Taiwan: Deadly Typhoon Champi brings travel chaos and school closures
Towering waves crashed against Taiwan's coastline as Typhoon Champi swept past the island on Friday, leaving one person dead, 94 injured and hundreds of flights cancelled.
AFRICANEWS ·
HIGHAerial
Could US advances in drone command give it an edge over the PLA in a Taiwan conflict?
From the cockpit of an F-22 fighter to an aircraft carrier sailing in the Pacific, the US military is showing new ways to command uncrewed aircraft over vast distances. The United States disclosed two tests this month as Washington seeks to outpace Beijing in a technology contest that could redefine air and naval power in the region. Illustrating US military advances and their potential significance for a Taiwan conflict, an F-22 pilot controlled an autonomous YFQ-44A combat drone during flight,
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHGeneral
Taiwan issues warnings as Typhoon Champi nears
Taiwan is bracing for Typhoon Champi, which is causing flight cancelations and warnings for severe weather conditions as it approaches the island’s northeast coast.
ARAB NEWS ·
HIGHGeneral
Apple will have limited iPhone Duo units available in stores on Friday
Apple on Wednesday said it will have ‘limited’ numbers of its folding iPhone Duo phone available for walk-in customers when the device launches on Friday, after initial online orders sold out in minutes and pushed delivery times for some customers to January. Apple announced its first folding phone in September, with analysts expecting it to quickly come to dominate a niche segment where rivals such as Samsung Electronics and Huawei Technologies have sold premium offerings for years. But the iPh
DAWN ·
CRITICAL
Taiwan’s Iran-style attack drone could swamp PLA air defences: analysts
A flight-tested attack drone similar to Iran’s Shahed model that its Taiwanese maker says could reach military targets in mainland China is meant to swamp PLA air defences, analysts said. Drawing on battlefield lessons from Ukraine and the Middle East, military experts broadly agree on the utility of such low-cost systems but differ on how it could be deployed in a conflict with Beijing should it enter service. While some see greater value in targeting People’s Liberation Army forces in the...
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HIGHAerial
Strongest storm of the year barrels towards Taiwan and mainland China
As Super Typhoon Champi – now the strongest storm of the year worldwide – barrels towards eastern China, authorities are planning evacuations and urging those in its path to prepare. Airports in major Chinese cities could be affected by the storm, including Wenzhou Longwan, Fuzhou Changle, Ningbo Lishe, Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Shanghai Hongqiao, Shanghai Pudong and Xiamen Gaoqi, according to aviation data platform VariFlight. Travellers are bracing for potential disruptions, though there have been no
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHNaval
China sends naval forces to monitor US warship near disputed shoal
China accused a US Navy warship of illegally entering disputed South China Sea waters, while Taiwan reported a separate confrontation with a Chinese Coast Guard vessel near the Pratas Islands.
JERUSALEM POST ·
HIGHGeneral
Taiwan admits paying for retired US general to observe largest annual war games
Taiwan’s defence ministry has confirmed for the first time that it has allocated funding for the US Indo-Pacific Command to send a retired general and other personnel to observe the island’s largest annual war games. The disclosure sheds rare official light on military exchanges that Taipei and Washington have traditionally kept out of public view, as security cooperation between the two sides deepens amid growing pressure from Beijing. According to a defence ministry report submitted to the...
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHAerial
Chinese military vessels and spy drones track Keen Sword war games off Japan
Japan says it has spotted PLA aircraft, spy drones and warships, including a supply ship that could support the Liaoning aircraft carrier, in recent days as Tokyo and Washington started drills focused on a potential Taiwan contingency. Three People’s Liberation Army military aircraft – two drones and a reconnaissance plane – flew through international airspace between Japanese islands into the Pacific before heading back towards mainland China on Monday, prompting Japan to scramble fighter jets,
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHNaval
Taiwan coastguard wards off 16 mainland ships as Beijing turns up the pressure
Taiwan’s coastguard said it warded off 16 mainland Chinese vessels in one day after they sailed into the island’s self-defined restricted waters in a coordinated, multi-pronged operation that experts say points to a shift in Beijing’s maritime pressure tactics. The vessels – 12 coastguard and research ships, as well as four fishing boats – operated simultaneously on Sunday in waters east of Hualien, south of Pingtung, southwest of Kaohsiung and around the Taiwan-controlled Dongsha Islands,...
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHNaval
‘Hybrid warfare’: Taiwan drives away 16 Chinese ships
China is ramping up its presence around Taiwan, in a pattern that Taipei said is designed to 'alter the status quo'.
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HIGHGeneral
‘Outrageous’: Taiwan Mandopop band member assaulted by South Korean diver underwater
Palau authorities are investigating an alleged underwater attack by a South Korean divemaster on Taiwanese musician Devon Song and his Bangladeshi divemaster. Song, a member of the music group Nan Quan Mama, posted on social media that he and his divemaster, Sobuj Patwary, were attacked by a South Korean divemaster known as “Romeo”. Song said they were diving at Siaes Corner, a popular site west of Koror, when Romeo suddenly charged at them from below, about 25 metres underwater. Romeo allegedly
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHNuclear/Missile
How Taiwan’s new AI satellite system aims to speed up early warning against PLA moves
Taiwan will acquire an AI-powered satellite imagery system capable of rapidly identifying People’s Liberation Army ships, aircraft and missile launchers, as it seeks to boost early-warning capabilities in the face of growing military pressure from Beijing. The NT$46.55 million (US$1.45 million) system will use artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse satellite images covering 100 sq km (38.6 square miles) within minutes, potentially cutting the time and manpower needed to track changes in PLA...
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HIGHNaval
Paraguay’s tech minister defies Beijing sanctions, says Taiwan ties ‘not up for negotiation’
Paraguay’s technology minister said on Thursday that sanctions imposed on him by Beijing over his country’s ties with Taiwan would only accelerate joint projects with the island. Gustavo Villate, who heads the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies, wrote in a lengthy social media post that the relationship with Taipei would “never be on the negotiating table”. He also suggested that Beijing had acted to protect Chinese telecoms suppliers kept out of Paraguay’s networks. “This...
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHAerial
Shield AI Delivers First V-BAT to Taiwan Coast Guard
Shield AI delivers the first V-BAT autonomous aircraft to the Taiwan Coast Guard Administration, enhancing maritime domain awareness with partner AIDC. The post Shield AI Delivers First V-BAT to Taiwan Coast Guard appeared first on Naval News.
NAVAL NEWS ·
HIGHAerial
How a new US Army unit could challenge the PLA’s area-denial strategy in a Taiwan conflict
The United States Army has launched a new task force aimed at countering Chinese efforts to block American and allied warships and aircraft in a potential conflict. The 4th Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF) – established at Fort Carson, Colorado on October 8 – is the latest addition to a series of specialised formations developed for operations in the western Pacific. Those formations were earlier activated in Washington state, Germany and Hawaii. The new unit includes nearly 2,100 soldiers and...
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHGeneral
Beijing warns Taiwanese not to be ‘two-faced’ after Kevin Tsai attends DPP rally
Beijing has warned Taiwanese people against acting “two-faced” on the issue of Taiwan independence after television host Kevin Tsai Kang-yong attended a campaign rally for a Taipei mayoral candidate who has been labelled a separatist by Beijing. The episode underscores the political risks facing Taiwanese entertainers working on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, who can face backlash over any actions perceived to touch on the issue. “No individual or force may act as a ‘two-faced person’ –...
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHNuclear/Missile
China’s Liaoning carrier heads to the Pacific as US, Japan prepare for missile drills
Beijing’s Liaoning aircraft carrier on Wednesday started its second training in the western Pacific this year, with the drill likely to coincide with an expanded US-Japan military exercise that may have implications for a Taiwan contingency. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy was organising the drill for the Liaoning formation in “relevant waters” of the western Pacific Ocean as part of its annual training plan, China’s defence ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. While it did not...
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHGeneral
Taiwan must ‘bear the consequences’ of water cannon incident, China says
China has warned Taiwan to expect repercussions after its Coast Guard used a water cannon on a Chinese fishing boat near the Pratas Islands. The incident occurred when the fishing boat did not heed warnings to avoid restricted waters.
ARAB NEWS ·
HIGHAerial
2 Taiwanese executives arrested over mainland components in military drones
Two Taiwanese executives have been arrested for allegedly using mainland Chinese-made components in drones supplied to the island’s military. It is the second time in two months that a Taiwanese drone supplier has been investigated by the island’s authorities over the alleged use of prohibited mainland components. The case has intensified opposition scrutiny of the government’s efforts to build a “drone team” based on a “non-red” supply chain that excludes components and technology from mainland
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHGeneral
Is this the best time for US strategists to push for abandoning ambiguity on Taiwan?
For nearly five decades, the United States’ Taiwan policy has centred on strategic ambiguity by not declaring whether it would intervene militarily in a potential Taiwan conflict. This policy – designed to deter Beijing from using force while preventing Taipei from formally declaring independence – is being challenged by realist US strategists amid a broader debate over America’s role in the world, growing constraints on US military might and a shifting regional balance of power driven by...
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
CRITICAL
'No choice': IMF says developing countries must cut spending despite Iran war shock
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Tuesday that while low-income developing countries were dealing with the disproportionate impacts of the Iran war-fuelled energy shock, many had “no choice” but to cut spending or potentially face debt restructuring. Speaking to AFP on the sidelines of the organisation’s Annual Meetings in Bangkok, IMF deputy director of research, Petya Koeva Brooks, said that the heavily indebted oil-importing countries were facing the worst of the energy shock, a
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HIGHNuclear/Missile
Building an Arsenal That Survives the Tenth Salvo
America faces a well-defined industrial base problem. Whether it’s a hypothetical Taiwan invasion wargame run two dozen times, the current Iranian conflict, or the Russo-Ukrainian War, the same result repeats: Magazines of key weapons such as cruise missile systems and interceptors empty within days, weeks, or months, and the current industrial base takes years to replenish them. Part of that shortfall results from the analog way in which missile structures are designed, tooled, and sourced, whi
WAR ON THE ROCKS ·
CRITICAL
How Taiwan Activates Beijing’s Chosen Fear
The standard explanations for why Taiwan is so important to the Chinese Communist Party are familiar: territorial integrity, credibility of deterrence commitments, great power competition with the United States, the strategic value of the first island chain, and the semiconductor industry concentrated in TSMC’s fabrication facilities. These explanations work, but they don’t tell the whole story. Rational strategic calculation does not produce a posture in which a nuclear-armed state with the wor
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HIGHAerial
Taiwan aims to raise pilot retirement age to 58 as new F-16V jets arrive
Taiwan’s defence ministry plans to allow military pilots to serve until the age of 58 as it grapples with the prospect of “having fighter jets but no pilots”. The proposed retention scheme comes as the island’s air force prepares to form operational squadrons around 66 new F-16V Block 70 fighters ordered from the United States, adding pressure to an already stretched pool of experienced pilots. Under the plan, pilots could serve until 58 – up from about 48 for lieutenant colonels and 52 for...
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHAerial
Beijing sanctions Paraguayan and Belizean ministers over support for Taiwan
Beijing on Monday sanctioned Paraguayan and Belizean government ministers over the Taiwan issue, after the two nations sealed deals with Taipei in recent months. Gustavo Villate, Paraguay’s minister of information and communication technologies, and Francis Fonseca, Belize’s minister of foreign affairs, foreign trade, education, culture, science and technology were sanctioned, effective from Monday, the foreign ministry said, citing China’s anti-foreign sanction law. The measures include...
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHPolitical
China sanctions Paraguay, Belize ministers over Taiwan ties
China sanctions Paraguay, Belize ministers over Taiwan ties
NIKKEI ASIA ·
HIGHPolitical
China sanctions Paraguay, Belize ministers over Taiwan ties
Chinese Foreign Ministry cites national sovereignty and Taiwan separatist activities as reasons behind the measures.
AL JAZEERA ·
HIGHAerial
Kurt Campbell on US deterrence, the Quad, Aukus and Taiwan after Xi-Trump summit
Kurt Campbell is a veteran US diplomat and strategist who has played a leading role in shaping Washington’s approach to China and the Indo-Pacific for more than a decade. He served as the White House coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs from 2021 to 2024 and as US deputy secretary of state from 2024 to 2025. Previously, he served as assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs from 2009 to 2013 and was a key architect of the Obama administration’s “pivot to Asia”. Often...
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHNuclear/Missile
How Taiwan’s military manpower shortage is undermining its ability to fight
Taiwan’s military is grappling with a worsening manpower shortage, with its volunteer staffing rate remaining below the 80 per cent target for a third consecutive year and concerns mounting over the impact on combat readiness, according to the island’s legislature. The shortages extend deep into frontline formations – including infantry, artillery, missile and air defence units – raising questions over whether Taiwan will have enough trained personnel to operate and maintain the vast quantities.
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHGeneral
Taiwanese leader welcomes talks between Washington and Beijing ‘to reduce risk of war’
Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te has welcomed talks between Washington and Beijing aimed at reducing the risk of conflict. Lai’s annual Double Tenth address, marking the anniversary of the foundation of the Republic of China, Taiwan’s official name, also called for democracies to work together to safeguard regional peace and for the Taiwanese people’s right to exist to be respected. But Beijing said he had shown his true colours and accused him of “stirring up confrontation across the...
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHGeneral
Taiwan to boost military spending to 'deter war' with China
President Lai Ching-te said in a National Day speech that his country is boosting defense spending to 'deter war' with China. It comes after US President Donald Trump asked Taiwan to pay for US protection.
DEUTSCHE WELLE ·
HIGHGeneral
Taiwan president says defence spending boost aims to ‘deter war’
President Lai Ching-te emphasises peace and freedom, vows not to tolerate aggression in Taiwan Strait.
AL JAZEERA ·
HIGHGeneral
Taiwan’s leader says increasing defense spending to ‘deter war’
Taiwan’s leader emphasized the increase in defense spending to deter war rather than provoke conflict, in light of China’s continuous territorial claims over the island. This move aims to protect Taiwan’s 23 million residents from the threat posed by China.
ARAB NEWS ·
CRITICAL
Trump calls Navi Pillay 'mystery person', laments Nobel snub
Trump calls Navi Pillay 'mystery person', laments Nobel snub US President Donald Trump has called this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay a “mystery person” and lamented the Nobel committee’s decision not to award him the prize, calling it “disgraceful and embarrassing”. During a campaign rally in Syracuse, New York, Trump said: “I never heard of the person. Nobody did.” Trump lashed out at Norway hours after the committee awarded this year’s prize to Pillay, a former International Cr
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HIGHGeneral
Is China seeking to restrict Taiwan's cultural presence?
From coffee competitions to literature awards, Beijing appears to be working to limit Taiwan's international cultural and political impact on its own terms.
DEUTSCHE WELLE ·
HIGHGeneral
A Raid on a Gay Bar Risks Taiwan’s LGBTQ-Friendly Reputation
An attorney says authorities overstepped legal bounds, and activists warn of discrimination ahead of Asia's largest Pride event.
THE DIPLOMAT ·
CRITICAL
Washington’s transactional Taiwan policy puts Indo-Pacific at risk, ex-US officials warn
Washington’s policy towards Taiwan is increasingly tied to its relationship with Beijing, according to former US officials who also warn that the war in Iran is weakening US military readiness for a potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait. During a fireside chat in an annual symposium hosted by the Global Taiwan Institute in Washington on Wednesday, Brent Christensen, former director of the Taipei Office of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), said Washington’s policy towards the self-ruled..
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HIGHNuclear/Missile
How expanded Japan-US military exercises could complicate PLA planning over Taiwan
Japan and the United States will rehearse moving anti-ship missiles, air defences and communications networks onto islands near Taiwan this month in an expanded military exercise that analysts say could complicate Beijing’s planning for a Taiwan or East China Sea conflict. Keen Sword 27, which runs from October 19 to 29, will involve about 45,000 Japanese personnel, 6,100 vehicles, 40 ships and 260 aircraft, up from about 33,000 personnel, 30 ships and 250 aircraft in 2024. About 12,000 US...
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHGeneral
Trump pushed Xi to end Japan freeze, but Chinese leader unmoved
US President Donald Trump pressed Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during last month’s summit to end a deep freeze in relations with Japan’s Sanae Takaichi, the South China Morning Post reported. Trump raised Japan’s grievances over Chinese restrictions imposed following Takaichi’s comment in November that the Japanese military might intervene in the event of conflict in the Taiwan Strait, according to Thursday’s report, which cited people familiar with the discussions. Beijing regards Taiwan as..
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHGeneral
US judge blocks release of alleged Beijing agent accused of filming Taiwan leader’s son
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Wanying “Heather” Zhang be held in custody, after her lawyers – who had fought to keep her out of jail – said she “looks forward to establishing” her innocence at trial. They argued that the US government’s case centred on a single day of alleged surveillance in Seattle and was not evidence that she posed a flight risk. US Magistrate Judge Steve Kim sided with prosecutors, who told him that Zhang’s parents and siblings lived in China and that her brother had.
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHNaval
The Strategic Implications of China’s Military Facility in Laos
Ban Keun poses only a limited direct threat to the South China Sea or Taiwan, but it will enhance China’s ability to place pressure on U.S. naval forces.
THE DIPLOMAT ·
HIGHGround
US Troops Face Curfew, Alcohol Ban In Japan's Okinawa Amid Murder Probe
The case is the latest in a string of incidents stretching back years that have fuelled unease over the large US troop presence on the island chain near Taiwan and China.
NDTV WORLD ·
HIGHGeneral
Missing the Forest for the Trees in Taiwan’s Defense Preparations
Beyond exercises and equipment, strategic developments in Taiwan’s military preparedness are being overlooked.
THE DIPLOMAT ·
HIGHAerial
US firm to make battle-tested drones in Taiwan, boosting supply chain resilience
Two combat-tested American drones could become part of Taiwan’s expanding unmanned arsenal as the island seeks to build a “drone shield” against the People’s Liberation Army. California-based defence technology company Aevex Aerospace is working with Taiwan’s Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation (CIRC) to produce its Vandal and Onyx drones locally, combining lessons drawn from the war in Ukraine with the island’s electronics and manufacturing capabilities. Both aircraft have been tested..
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHGeneral
Mainland Chinese favour diplomacy to achieve Taiwan reunification with caveats: survey
Mainland Chinese prefer coercion over military force to settle the “reunification question” with Taiwan, and their opinion of the US remains low, although they favour engaging with Washington on trade and security. These are the results from the latest survey of Mainland citizens, conducted between April 16 and June 26. This straddled the first summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing but came before the second one in Washington last month. “The...
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHAerial
Why the PLA’s Z-10 attack helicopter is taking a bigger role at sea
Built to hunt tanks and support ground troops, the People’s Liberation Army’s main attack helicopter is increasingly being prepared for operations at sea. Crews of the Z-10 are training to fly from ships – a shift that could give Beijing extra firepower in an amphibious assault on Taiwan. Manufactured by AVIC subsidiary the Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation, the Z-10 entered service with the PLA Army in late 2010. It began documented shipboard trials in 2014, when Chinese navy imagery...
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHGeneral
US defence experts to work inside Taiwan military HQ under reported pact
A reported plan to station US defence personnel inside Taiwan’s military headquarters would take cooperation from external help into the heart of defence planning, potentially angering Beijing while raising questions over Taipei’s policymaking autonomy and military secrecy. According to Taiwanese media reports at the weekend, the Pentagon plans to send one official from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defence for Policy and one expert from the Institute for Defence Analyses (IDA) to work on
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST ·
HIGHAerial
China is Watching Us. Is the U.S. Air Force Still Watching China?
On Oct. 1, 2026, Beijing celebrated the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and the beginning of the end for the U.S. Air University’s China Aerospace Studies Institute. The institute was one of several centers of excellence established across the U.S. military’s professional military education programs, with the Army, Navy, and Air Force each running a center focused on its own service’s needs. The China Aerospace Studies Institute, however, was more than just a U
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