Taiwan

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te announces 17 major strategies to respond to five major national security and united front threats against Taiwan in March 2025. (Source: Office of the President of the Republic of China)

Taiwan Coast Guard vessel Changhua monitors China Coast Guard vessel 3501 near Pratas in June 2026. (Source: Taiwan Coast Guard Administration)

China Coast Guard vessel in the waters east of Taiwan during a “special maritime traffic law enforcement operation” in early June 2026. (Source: CCTV)

KMT chairwoman Cheng Li-wen and TPP chairman Huang Kuo-chang holding a press conference outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei following the passage of the $25 billion special defense budget on May 8. (Source: CNA)