Taiwan — U.S. “Porcupine Act”Taiwan’s Defense Ministry welcomes the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s passage of the Porcupine Act, saying it will shorten procurement times for innovative weapons.
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Taiwan — U.S. “Porcupine Act”Taiwan’s Defense Ministry welcomes the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s passage of the Porcupine Act, saying it will shorten procurement times for innovative weapons.
Taiwan — Counter-infiltration & training reformsDefense Minister Kuo Li-hsiung: Taiwan is strengthening counter-infiltration measures and adding five new joint-training modules to improve readiness.
Taiwan’s MOD reports 11 PLA aircraft active in the past 24 hours, 9 crossed the median line, and 4 PLAN vessels operated around the island. ROC forces responded with aircraft, ships, and coastal missiles.
Taiwan FM Lin says the U.S. privately assured Taipei that Trump's talks with China will not trade away Taiwan's interests. U.S. support is not up for negotiation going into the Trump-Xi meeting.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says Brussels is “considering all options” after China tightened exports of rare earths and battery materials.
Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office says China "resolutely opposes U.S. arms sales to China's Taiwan region." Spokesperson Zhu Fenglian accused Taiwan's DPP of using public money to "curry favor with external forces," warned that this will bring "grave disaster" to people in Taiwan, and said the Taiwan issue is an internal matter that allows no outside interference.
U.S. intelligence says UAE AI group G42 provided advanced missile control software to Huawei, and that China used it to extend the range of its PL 15 and PL 17 air to air missiles.
Chinese soldiers train on the third-generation HJ-12 portable anti-tank missile.
The system is also known as the "Chinese Javelin.".
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The system is also known as the "Chinese Javelin.".
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Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense says it detected 8 PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels around the island. 5 of the aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line into Taiwan's air defense identification zone. Taiwan says it scrambled fighters, sent navy ships, and activated coastal missile systems.
"China poses the single greatest geopolitical threat to the US for the next 100 years."
American Senator Ted Cruz claims China is engaged in a 1000-year war against the US.
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China's CCTV Military released footage of PLA H-6K bombers and J-10 fighters running "realistic combat training" near Taiwan, including simulated air blockades and precision strikes. Pilots say Taiwan's coastline was visible.
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A group of Malaysian fishermen sailing near inside Malaysia's EEZ, were left perplexed when China Coast Guard ship came dangerously close to them.This was a deliberate act of aggression by China Coast Guard to intimidate the Malaysians
China's CCTV Military released footage of PLA H-6K bombers and J-10 fighters running "realistic combat training" near Taiwan, including simulated air blockades and precision strikes. Pilots say Taiwan's coastline was visible.
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Taiwan’s defense ministry says China’s newly released bomber/fighter video is intimidation and information warfare. Taipei says it did not see anything unusual in the last 24 hours, only routine PLA activity, and calls the clip propaganda ahead of expected Trump–Xi talks.
Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council is warning about a fake “surrender app” being pushed online claiming 28,000 Taiwanese already registered to defect to China. They say the app doesn’t even exist. It’s psychological warfare meant to paint collapse and break morale before a shot is fired.
A KMT bill would cut Taiwan’s pre-election poll blackout from 10 days to 3. A DPP legislator says that hands Beijing a window to dump fake polls and AI fed narratives right before voting, with no time to fact check. Taipei is now treating election law as national security doctrine.
Taiwan’s Air Force is running its annual “Tianlong” / “Sky Dragon” exercise this week. The exercise runs Oct 27-31 alongside the Army’s Lusheng 1 maneuver, and includes live training by ground air defense units and fighter crews across air to air, air to sea, and air to ground mission profiles.
Early phases focus on air defense crews getting live trigger time, including practicing engagements against low altitude threats and validating joint response tempo under wartime conditions.
Taiwan’s National Security Bureau told lawmakers the US ran at least 15 joint drills with Indo Pacific allies in 4 months to counter China and the China Russia bloc. Taipei says US partners are training for long-range anti-ship strikes, cyber, space, and rapid reinforcement.
Taiwan NSB says government rolls out a $236B resilience budget and a $10,000 per-person cash handout to absorb tariff + inflation shock.