Taiwan's international drone academy opened in Taipei on October 30, adding a training and cooperation platform to its defence industrial strategy. Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim outlined three priorities: trusted supply chains without Chinese components, autonomous software, and international partnerships for...
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense reported 13 Chinese military aircraft sorties, seven naval vessels and two official ships around Taiwan during the 24 hours from 06:00 on October 30 to 06:00 on October 31, Taiwan time. Six sorties crossed the...
Taiwan sought international aviation scrutiny after Pakistan briefly restricted Taiwanese carriers, with Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung on October 30 urging the International Civil Aviation Organization to investigate such incidents and support Taiwan’s participation. The Taipei Times reported his response overnight,...
China and the Philippines exchanged conflicting accounts of participation in regional defence talks in Cebu on October 29. Chinese defence ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang accused an unnamed Philippine politician of obstructing Beijing’s attendance and said other regional governments objected. Philippine...
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported six Chinese aircraft sorties around Taiwan in its October 30 bulletin, including three that crossed the Strait’s median line and entered northern, eastern and southwestern airspace. Seven Chinese naval vessels and one official ship...
Taiwan has grounded its Apache attack helicopters after receiving an American technical warning, Defence Minister Wellington Koo confirmed on October 29. Speaking before a legislative hearing, he said SuperCobra attack helicopters and reconnaissance helicopters would cover readiness duties while inspections...
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported six Chinese aircraft sorties, seven naval vessels and one official ship around Taiwan in its October 29 bulletin. Five sorties entered northern, central and southwestern areas, according to the statement. The reporting window ran...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Wednesday that he is concerned about rising tension in the Taiwan Strait, stressing that the UN Charter's ban on the use of force applies there, Central News Agency...
Japan's defence minister Shinjiro Koizumi and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met in Cebu on Wednesday, October 28, on the sidelines of ASEAN defence talks, Kyodo News reported. According to the US Defense Department, they agreed to work toward an...
The Ministry of National Defense in Taiwan recorded six Chinese aircraft sorties, seven naval vessels and one official ship around Taiwan in its October 28 bulletin. The figures cover observations from 06:00 on October 27 to 06:00 on October 28,...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told a Singapore audience on October 27 that decoupling from China would be a big mistake, according to The Straits Times, and that Germany is pursuing de-risking and diversification instead. He restated Germany's One-China policy on...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Tuesday that 54 Chinese vessels were monitored at West Philippine Sea features from October 20 to 26, up from 31 the previous week, GMA News reported. AFP spokesperson Rear Admiral Roy Vincent...
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported three Chinese aircraft sorties, eight naval vessels and four official vessels operating around Taiwan during the reporting period from 06:00 on October 26 to 06:00 on October 27, 2026, Taiwan time. Its October 27...
China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Monday that Beijing opposes attempts by anyone to use this week's ASEAN defence ministers' platform to seek selfish gains, hijack ASEAN or create trouble, without naming any country, according to Anadolu Agency....
The Philippines says it has no arrangement with Taiwan to protect undersea cables. In a statement on Monday, October 26, the Department of Foreign Affairs said there is "no cooperative arrangement with Taiwan on subsea cables or other critical undersea...
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported three Chinese military aircraft sorties, six naval vessels and nine official ships around the Taiwan Strait in its October 26 bulletin. The observation period ran from 6 a.m. on October 25 to 6 a.m....
Beijing marked Taiwan Recovery Day on Sunday with a symposium in Fuzhou, where Taiwan Affairs Office head Song Tao pledged support for pro-unification patriots in Taiwan and opposed Taiwan independence and foreign interference, according to Xinhua, which reflects Beijing’s position....
Defence Blog reported on Saturday, citing China's state broadcaster CCTV, that the Liaoning carrier group has completed its second Western Pacific deployment of 2026. Japan's Joint Staff first spotted the group on October 13 and said it sailed between Okinawa...
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported five Chinese naval vessels and eight official ships operating around the Taiwan Strait in its October 25 bulletin. The reporting window covered 6 a.m. on October 24 to 6 a.m. on October 25, 2026,...
Taiwan's foreign minister used a Taipei gathering of pro-Taiwan European lawmakers on Saturday to call for trusted AI and drone supply chains and to urge democracies to resist what he called Chinese transnational repression, the Taipei Times reported. A European...
The Philippines is exploring deeper cooperation with Taiwan on protecting undersea cables and addressing gray-zone activity, "notwithstanding our one China policy," Felipe Carino III, Manila's deputy chief of mission in Washington, told a Center for a New American Security seminar...
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported one Chinese naval vessel and five official ships operating around the Taiwan Strait in its October 24 bulletin. The reporting window ran from 6 a.m. on October 23 to 6 a.m. on October 24,...
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Friday that any use of force against the grounded BRP Sierra Madre would be an act of war against the Philippines, though not a state of war, which only Congress can declare,...
Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration said five China Coast Guard ships tailed eight Japan Coast Guard patrol vessels sheltering from Typhoon Champi southwest of Penghu's Qimei island, CNA reported. Taipei called it an attempt to create a false impression of jurisdiction...
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported three Chinese naval vessels and seven official ships around the Taiwan Strait in its October 23 bulletin. The monitoring window extended from 6 a.m. on October 22 to 6 a.m. on October 23, 2026,...
The Philippines' foreign affairs department on Thursday rebuked the Chinese embassy in Manila over what it called "escalatory and undiplomatic" social media posts, the Philippine Star reported. The department also reaffirmed Manila's One China Policy and said it reserves the...
China's coast guard said on Wednesday that it monitored the Philippines delivering supplies to a vessel grounded at Second Thomas Shoal, Reuters reported. Beijing, speaking through Xinhua, said the delivery went ahead with its approval, while describing the Philippine ship...
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported no Chinese military aircraft detections in its October 22 bulletin, while maritime activity continued. The reporting period ran from 6 a.m. on October 21 to 6 a.m. on October 22, 2026, Taiwan time. The...
China's military said on Tuesday its Southern Theatre Command sent forces to track the US littoral combat ship USS Charleston, which Beijing said illegally intruded into waters near Sabina Shoal in the Spratly Islands, and urged Washington to cease such...
Japan scrambled fighter jets on Monday, October 19, after three Chinese military aircraft flew between Japanese islands, the South China Morning Post reported, citing Japan's Joint Staff Office. The aircraft were two drones and a reconnaissance plane. A BZK-005 drone...
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported twenty-nine Chinese military aircraft sorties around Taiwan in its October 21 bulletin. The reporting window ran from 6 a.m. on October 20 to 6 a.m. on October 21, 2026, Taiwan time. Twenty-three sorties crossed...
Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration said a China Coast Guard ship sailed into restricted waters northeast of the Pratas Islands early Tuesday and remained in a continuing standoff with the cutter Taichung, according to the Taipei Times. Reuters reported the same...
China's military said on Tuesday, October 20, that the US littoral combat ship USS Charleston illegally entered waters adjacent to Sabina Shoal in the Spratly Islands in the early hours of the day, without Chinese government approval, according to Reuters....
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported fourteen Chinese military aircraft sorties, seven naval vessels and seven official ships around Taiwan in its October 20 bulletin. The reporting window ran from 6 a.m. on October 19 to 6 a.m. on October...
The Philippines summoned China's ambassador on Monday over remarks Manila said conveyed a threat of force. Foreign Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro told Ambassador Jing Quan his comments were "provocative and unacceptable," according to Reuters, as carried by the Taipei Times....
The Philippines' National Security Council condemned what it called China's recurring unlawful activities in Philippine waters on Monday, GMA News reported. The council cited unauthorized fishing near Lawak Island, reported waste dumping in the territorial sea of Kota Island, suspected...
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported five Chinese aircraft sorties, six naval vessels and nine official ships around Taiwan during the twenty-four hours ending at 6 a.m. on October 19. The reporting period began at 6 a.m. on October 18,...
The United States and Japan open their largest Keen Sword exercise on Monday, involving about 45,000 Japanese and 12,000 American personnel, according to The Japan Times. Japan will take its longer-range Type 25 anti-ship missiles away from their Kumamoto base...
Japan's coast guard spotted two China Coast Guard ships in the contiguous zone outside the Senkaku Islands' territorial waters on Sunday, the 71st consecutive day Chinese government vessels were confirmed there, Sankei Shimbun reported. Both ships carried cannon-type guns, and...
Taiwan’s defence ministry reported five Chinese naval vessels and nine official ships operating around Taiwan in its October 18 bulletin. The figures cover the twenty-four hours from 6 a.m. on October 17 to 6 a.m. on October 18, Taiwan time....
The Chinese Embassy in Manila dared Philippine lawmakers to follow through on calls to declare Ambassador Jing Quan persona non grata, writing in a Friday evening social media post, "Just do it. Otherwise, stop bluffing," according to The Manila Times....
Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration said two China Coast Guard vessels, numbered 3301 and 3303, entered restricted waters around Taiwan-controlled Dongsha Atoll at 3:34 p.m. Friday, according to Focus Taiwan. Taiwan sent the Cijin patrol ship and patrol boat PP-10032 to...
China's defence ministry said on Friday it would take "resolute and effective measures to deter any sabotaging moves in the South China Sea," China Daily reported. Spokesman Senior Colonel Chen Xi, replying to remarks by Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro,...
The Philippines' foreign ministry on Thursday night criticised Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan for what it called a "thinly veiled threat of the use of force," The Manila Times reported. The Chinese Embassy said Jing told reporters Beijing "may easily win"...
Taipei is drawing a boundary around Beijing’s planned Sun Yat-sen commemorations. On October 15, the Mainland Affairs Council said people already required to obtain government permission before visiting China would not receive approval to attend the events. It separately urged...
Taiwan's defence ministry reported 15 Chinese military aircraft sorties, 10 navy ships and seven official ships around the island in the 24 hours to 6 a.m. Thursday, October 15. Thirteen of 15 sorties crossed the Taiwan Strait median line and...
Taipei, October 15, 2026: On October 14, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office barred VWAY [a company linked to Shen Tu-cheng; Beijing alleges he used it to trade with Chinese firms] from cooperating with organizations, companies and people in China. Reports do...
Beijing said on Wednesday that Taiwan must bear the consequences after its Coast Guard used a water cannon on a Chinese fishing boat near the Pratas Islands. Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Chen Binhua made the remark, with the People Daily...
Taiwan’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it was cooperating with investigators examining allegedly mislabelled Chinese software used at overseas offices. Prosecutors searched ten locations on October 12, according to the Taipei Times. They suspect three companies repackaged software of...
On Sunday, the Philippine Coast Guard deployed aircraft and vessels to challenge Tan Suo Yi Hao, a Chinese research ship the PCG detected about 5.63 nautical miles from Hubo (Hardy) Reef in the West Philippine Sea. The Philippine Star reported...
Washington has criticised Beijing’s sanctions against ministers from Paraguay and Belize, adding a U.S. response to the measures reported here yesterday. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said the administration opposed Chinese coercion against countries exercising sovereign rights, Reuters reported today....
China imposed sanctions today on Paraguay’s communications minister, Gustavo Villate, and Belize’s foreign minister, Francis Fonseca, over their support for diplomatic relations with Taiwan. The measures freeze any assets they hold in China, prohibit transactions and cooperation with Chinese organisations...
Taiwan reported four Chinese military aircraft sorties, six naval vessels and three official ships around the island during the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. today. The aircraft count was lower than yesterday’s twelve, while both vessel totals were unchanged....
Taiwan’s defence ministry reported 12 Chinese military aircraft sorties, six naval vessels and three official ships around Taiwan in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. Taiwan time today. Five sorties entered the southwestern air defence identification zone, which is...