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defense19 minutes ago•16 min saved

Taiwan Advances Chiang Kung Hypersonic Interceptor as T-Dome Defense Takes Shape

Taiwan’s NCSIST announced the Chiang Kung outer-layer hypersonic interceptor for the planned T-Dome IAMD system, a land-based mobile launcher that would fire four-missile packs to intercept ballistic missiles at mid-altitudes up to about 70 km using a two-stage solid-fuel rocket and an accompanying mobile AESA radar; two systems with at least 128 missiles are planned on a $1.13B budget, though progress is hindered by legislative gridlock that led to funding exclusions in 2026. The roundup also notes nine individuals—including an Nvidia manager—indicted in Taiwan for smuggling AI servers to the PRC under US export controls, PLA Daily analyses stressing AI-enabled and dissipative warfare, ongoing PRC maritime activity around Taiwan, and supply-chain strains from PRC export controls on germanium and quartz impacting Taiwan’s high-tech industries amid US Navy transits in the Taiwan Strait.

via Institute for the Study of War|

#cross-strait #defense #missile-defense

world6 days ago•18 min saved

Taiwan Approves 2026 Budget, Keeps Full Drone Funding Amid Cross-Strait Tensions

Taiwan’s opposition-led Legislative Yuan approved the NT$2.99 trillion 2026 general budget after a long delay, preserving the Cabinet’s full NT$2 billion drone budget and moving toward a separate, larger six-year drone procurement plan still under debate. The budget spectacle comes as Taiwan tightens defense and security ties with the U.S. (including an MoU on autonomous underwater vehicles to bolster sea denial) and faces ongoing PRC influence operations, cyberattacks, and election interference risk ahead of 2028 elections. Regional dynamics also feature Philippine President Marcos's pledge not to allow attacks from Philippine soil during a Taiwan invasion and efforts to reset energy cooperation with the PRC, plus New Zealand’s NZSIS warning of PRC espionage and a PRC seabed-mapping push near Palau and Guam.

via Institute for the Study of War|

#cross-strait #cyberwarfare #drones

world26 days ago•10 min saved

Taiwan’s uncertain route to lasting security amid Beijing’s pressure

Taiwan faces an existential threat from China with overwhelming military superiority, and five possible paths—its own deterrent buildup, potential US intervention, democracy as a shield, the chips economy and global supply chains, and China’s domestic stability—offer no clear route to a decisive victory; China’s numerical and industrial advantages make a stand-alone Taiwan victory unlikely, while external support remains ambiguous, leaving Taiwan’s future security dependent on unpredictable global developments rather than a guaranteed win.

via Asia Times|

#china #cross-strait #democracy

defense-and-security3 months ago•9 min saved

Trump’s Taiwan gamble threatens deterrence and stability in the Taiwan Strait

A Brookings analysis argues that Trump’s hints at negotiating with Beijing over Taiwan and using arms sales as leverage would undermine deterrence, embolden Beijing, and raise the risk of conflict in the Taiwan Strait. The path to peace, the piece contends, is a steady U.S. commitment to peace and stability, resisting unilateral moves by either side, preserving influence in both Taipei and Beijing, and encouraging direct cross-strait dialogue rather than concessions that undermine deterrence.

via Brookings|

#cross-strait #defense-and-security #deterrence

world3 months ago•11 min saved

Taiwan Tensions: Debunking Beijing’s Peaceful-Reunification Promise

The article argues that Beijing never pledged a peaceful resolution to the Taiwan issue and that Washington and Tokyo have gradually reinterpreted their One China commitments, risking a muddled stance. It critiques the mingling of peace rhetoric with hardline policy, notes Takaichi’s statements and shifts in US-Japan language, and calls for clearer definitions of One China and genuine diplomatic off-ramps to deter conflict while preserving Taiwan’s democracy and regional stability.

via The National Interest|

#cross-strait #japan #one-china

world4 months ago•4 min saved

China signals closer cross-strait ties after KMT leader's Beijing visit

China outlined a 10-point plan to boost cross-strait ties—resuming more flights, allowing Taiwanese TV dramas, and easing agricultural imports—after Kuomintang leader Cheng Li-wun met Xi Jinping in Beijing. Beijing framed the steps as peace‑driving, but Taiwan’s government called them political maneuvers, signaling closer but contentious ties amid sovereignty tensions and potential US arms‑sales implications.

via Financial Times|

#cross-strait #kuomintang #taiwan

world6 months ago•12 min saved

Xi’s Purges Rewire the PLA, Raising Taiwan War Risk in the Medium Term

Xi Jinping’s purge of senior PLA officers has disrupted the high command and delayed near-term war planning, but it may foster a new generation of capable commanders and a firmer party-led military that could push toward a Taiwan showdown in the late 2020s to early 2030s; long-term risk depends on the civilian successor and how deterrence messaging influences Xi’s calculus more than battlefield might.

via War on the Rocks|

#cross-strait #deterrence #pla-purges