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Taiwan Strait: latest news and tension level
Live coverage of military and diplomatic developments in the Taiwan Strait flashpoint, from more than 200 sources. Updated every 15 minutes.
5 FLASHPOINT READING · ROUTINE Military activity: calm · Diplomatic tension: calm · Nuclear signalling: calm Updated 03:25 IST, 07 Oct 2026 · part of the Covert Horizon Tension Index21stories in 24h
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Latest
- Potatoes from U.S. intercepted over excessive glycoalkaloidsFocus Taiwan (CNA) · 13h ago
- US firm to make battle-tested drones in Taiwan, boosting supply chain resilienceSouth China Morning Post – China · 8h ago
- Kuai Kuai workers end 5-day strike with relocation compensation dealFocus Taiwan (CNA) · 10h ago
- Alleged Hong Kong gangster indicted over attack on political commentator YaitaFocus Taiwan (CNA) · 15h ago
- TSMC and other Taiwan players boost AI spending in US, Southeast AsiaNikkei Asia · 1h ago
- Taiwan's AUO, Innolux bet on glass as next-gen AI chip materialNikkei Asia · 6h ago
- Are Taiwan and the Philippines facing renewed Chinese maritime pressure?ACLED – Armed Conflict Location & Event Data · 6h ago
- New THSRC trains may pave way for family cars, senior citizen cardsFocus Taiwan (CNA) · 8h ago
- 10 indicted for reselling restricted chips to Hong Kong for ChinaFocus Taiwan (CNA) · 9h ago
- Foreign minister opens Phoenix office, 14th U.S. diplomatic postFocus Taiwan (CNA) · 10h ago
- Flu deaths, severe cases hit one-year high as 1.06 million vaccinatedFocus Taiwan (CNA) · 12h ago
- Magnitude 4.5 earthquake shakes southern TaiwanFocus Taiwan (CNA) · 12h ago
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Background
The People's Republic of China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has not ruled out using force to take control of it. Taiwan has been governed separately since 1949 and is a democracy with its own armed forces.
Since 2022, China's military has held several large-scale exercises around the island, and its aircraft and ships operate near Taiwan almost daily. The United States supplies Taiwan with defensive weapons under the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act.
Background last updated October 2026.
Key facts
- Main actors
- China, Taiwan, United States, Japan
- Nuclear-armed
- China, United States
- Key areas
- Taiwan Strait, Kinmen and Matsu islands
- Related
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