SAGIRE – Taiwan Strait https://sagire.online/topic/taiwan-strait/ Rolling analysis and coverage of geopolitics, energy, security and supply chains. en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 02:48:00 -0300 Taiwan’s Defense Minister Wellington Koo said on Thursday that the island has always enjoyed cross-party US support and that Congress will continue to help strengthen its defense capabilities, when…https://sagire.online/wire/20fd6642/https://sagire.online/wire/20fd6642/Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:21:00 -0300Taiwan’s Defense Minister Wellington Koo said on Thursday that the island has always enjoyed cross-party US support and that Congress will continue to help strengthen its defense capabilities, when asked about arms sales after the midterm elections, in a Reuters text published by Investing.com. President Donald Trump last December approved $11 billion of arms for Taiwan, the largest sale ever, but a second package worth some $14 billion has stalled. After meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in May, Trump called the stalled package a good “bargaining chip” he was holding “in abeyance”. Koo said Taiwan will keep communicating with Congress and maintain close contact with the US Department of War to ensure the arms sales proceed on schedule.TaiwanUnited StatesTaiwan StraitDefenseElections Taiwan’s armed forces want to acquire more than 1,400 coastal surveillance and reconnaissance drones, over 200,000 coastal attack drones and 1,320 one-way attack uncrewed surface vessels.https://sagire.online/wire/fae727b5/https://sagire.online/wire/fae727b5/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:22:00 -0300Taiwan’s armed forces want to acquire more than 1,400 coastal surveillance and reconnaissance drones, over 200,000 coastal attack drones and 1,320 one-way attack uncrewed surface vessels. Parliament passed on August 27 the law providing NT$ 240 billion over six years, with procurement priority for domestically produced low-cost, high-performance uncrewed systems. US company Maritime Tactical Systems announced that Taiwan’s coast guard will buy 25 of its uncrewed vessels, to be made in the United States and Taiwan, and the country aims to become an Asian hub for drone production free of Chinese components, capitalizing on its lead in artificial intelligence and semiconductors.TaiwanChinaDronesDefenseTaiwan Strait Beijing expanded its maritime presence around Taiwan, deploying coast guard patrols from the island’s eastern approaches to waters near Quemoy and remote Dongsha Island, the South China Morning Post…https://sagire.online/wire/93ffe101/https://sagire.online/wire/93ffe101/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:22:00 -0300Beijing expanded its maritime presence around Taiwan, deploying coast guard patrols from the island’s eastern approaches to waters near Quemoy and remote Dongsha Island, the South China Morning Post reported. Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration said late on Saturday that it had deployed the patrol vessel Jian to shadow the Chinese formation, led by the Hushi. Taipei denounced the patrols as an effort to “manufacture a fictional administrative presence” and said Beijing’s actions violate international law and undermine regional peace and stability.ChinaTaiwanTaiwan StraitDefenseMaritime borders Two rehearsals of the same war on the first island chainhttps://sagire.online/primeira-cadeia-dois-ensaios/https://sagire.online/primeira-cadeia-dois-ensaios/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 16:22:00 -0300Three Chinese theater commands moved as one formation from the Ryukyus to Basilan in the same fortnight that Keen Sword put Japanese anti-ship missiles and American launchers on Yonaguni, 110 kilometers from Taiwan. Each capital published its own count, and the counts measure pressure at home more than ships at sea.ChinaTaiwanJapanPhilippinesUnited StatesTaiwan StraitDeterrence The commander of the United States (US) Army in the Pacific, General Ronald Clark, said that the 2027 window for a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan remains valid as a readiness benchmark.https://sagire.online/wire/38a93eec/https://sagire.online/wire/38a93eec/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 08:24:00 -0300The commander of the United States (US) Army in the Pacific, General Ronald Clark, said that the 2027 window for a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan remains valid as a readiness benchmark. “The question is, is the window still valid? The answer for us at USARPAC is yes,” he told an industry conference in Hawaii on Tuesday, Breaking Defense reported; according to the commander, US Army Pacific is positioning equipment, materiel and personnel on a rotational basis across the first and second island chains west of the International Date Line, with the goal of being ready by April 2, 2027.TaiwanUnited StatesChinaTaiwan StraitDefenseDeterrence Taiwan’s defence minister Wellington Koo accused China of waging cognitive warfare after Beijing marked the anniversary of the island’s handover with satellite images of Taipei and a military…https://sagire.online/wire/4d495338/https://sagire.online/wire/4d495338/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 02:23:00 -0300Taiwan’s defence minister Wellington Koo accused China of waging cognitive warfare after Beijing marked the anniversary of the island’s handover with satellite images of Taipei and a military propaganda poster, according to Reuters.TaiwanChinaTaiwan Strait Mainland China's state media and armed forces staged a concerted campaign on Sunday to mark Taiwan Restoration Day, the anniversary of the end of Japanese rule, the South China Morning Post (SCMP)…https://sagire.online/wire/7528acbe/https://sagire.online/wire/7528acbe/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 04:24:00 -0300Mainland China's state media and armed forces staged a concerted campaign on Sunday to mark Taiwan Restoration Day, the anniversary of the end of Japanese rule, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported. State broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) released a 42-second video with aerial views of Taiwan captured by the commercial Jilin-1 satellite constellation, captioned “This is the Taiwan province of China.”ChinaTaiwanTaiwan Strait Taiwan’s coast guard identified the suspected militia fishing boat as Minfudingyu 07902, which came as close as about 2.7 nautical miles outside the island’s restricted waters on August 16…https://sagire.online/wire/004c3bd5/https://sagire.online/wire/004c3bd5/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:24:00 -0300Taiwan’s coast guard identified the suspected militia fishing boat as Minfudingyu 07902, which came as close as about 2.7 nautical miles outside the island’s restricted waters on August 16, confirming details in a Reuters report, according to The Hindu.TaiwanChinaTaiwan StraitMaritime borders Taiwan’s defence ministry confirmed for the first time funding for the US Indo-Pacific Command to send a retired general and observers to the Han Kuang war games, according to the South China Morning…https://sagire.online/wire/a4260999/https://sagire.online/wire/a4260999/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 02:22:00 -0300Taiwan’s defence ministry confirmed for the first time funding for the US Indo-Pacific Command to send a retired general and observers to the Han Kuang war games, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP). NT$82.4 million (US$2.5 million) was allocated for the 2026–2027 program, with NT$41.219 million this year.TaiwanUnited StatesTaiwan StraitDefense Taiwan said on Sunday, October 18, that it had driven away 16 Chinese vessels, including coast guard, research and fishing ships, involved in simultaneous operations that the island’s coast guard…https://sagire.online/wire/f06f6b89/https://sagire.online/wire/f06f6b89/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:22:00 -0300Taiwan said on Sunday, October 18, that it had driven away 16 Chinese vessels, including coast guard, research and fishing ships, involved in simultaneous operations that the island’s coast guard calls “maritime harassment”. According to the statement, an “unusually large” number of Chinese vessels took part in the coordinated operations around Taiwan’s main island and Pratas, a disputed island to the southwest.TaiwanChinaTaiwan Strait Taiwan will acquire a NT$46.55 million (US$1.45 million) artificial intelligence (AI) system that analyzes satellite imagery covering 100 sq km (38.6 square miles) within minutes and identifies…https://sagire.online/wire/f941f823/https://sagire.online/wire/f941f823/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 10:23:00 -0300Taiwan will acquire a NT$46.55 million (US$1.45 million) artificial intelligence (AI) system that analyzes satellite imagery covering 100 sq km (38.6 square miles) within minutes and identifies People’s Liberation Army ships, aircraft and missile launchers, according to the South China Morning Post, which cites the island’s defense ministry. The contract took effect on September 25, and the system is expected to be completed by the end of April.TaiwanChinaTaiwan StraitArtificial intelligenceDefense Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said on Saturday that Taiwan seeks to deter war by increasing its defense spending.https://sagire.online/wire/097bd59e/https://sagire.online/wire/097bd59e/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 06:24:00 -0300Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said on Saturday that Taiwan seeks to deter war by increasing its defense spending. In his National Day speech, he said that the aim of increasing investment in national defense is to deter war, not provoke it, according to the Japan Times.TaiwanTaiwan StraitDefenseDeterrence Paraguay’s technology minister, Gustavo Villate, said on Thursday that sanctions imposed by Beijing would only accelerate joint projects with Taiwan and wrote in a social media post that the…https://sagire.online/wire/2597e995/https://sagire.online/wire/2597e995/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:23:00 -0300Paraguay’s technology minister, Gustavo Villate, said on Thursday that sanctions imposed by Beijing would only accelerate joint projects with Taiwan and wrote in a social media post that the relationship with Taipei would “never be on the negotiating table”. On Monday, China sanctioned Villate and Belize’s foreign minister over the two countries’ ties with Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory.ParaguayTaiwanChinaSanctionsDiplomacyTaiwan Strait Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te said on National Day that the aim of increasing defense spending is to deter war, not to provoke.https://sagire.online/wire/775b871c/https://sagire.online/wire/775b871c/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 02:23:00 -0300Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te said on National Day that the aim of increasing defense spending is to deter war, not to provoke. Lai's government has earmarked a record NT$1.1 trillion (US$34.5 billion) in defense spending for 2027, more than 3% of GDP. Lai said China continues to press with military and grey-zone activities in an attempt to alter the status quo across the Taiwan Strait.TaiwanChinaTaiwan StraitDefense 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, the South China…https://sagire.online/wire/a013d66c/https://sagire.online/wire/a013d66c/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:23:00 -0300Japan 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, the South China Morning Post reported.JapanUnited StatesTaiwanTaiwan StraitDefense