⚙️Russia is forced to replace high-quality European components in its weapons systems—particularly in the Shaheds—with ‘questionable’ Chinese and Taiwanese ones. militarnyi.com/en/news/russ...

Japan just unveiled a drone made entirely of cardboard. It flies at 120 km per hour, can be assembled in 5 minutes, and is designed to be used in massive swarms. The craziest part is it can be mass produced at any regular cardboard factory. The future is cheap. www.reddit.com/r/SECourses/...

Taiwan says it has assurances over LNG supplies from 'major' country reut.rs/4dnYFzr

Contrasting approaches to language and identity in China and Taiwan highlight a widening divide in how each side conceptualizes nationhood – part of the political and societal gap across the Taiwan Strait.

#TaiwanArchives 1935 #map depicting how "ingredients that make #Mentholatum come from all over the world," including " #camphor from trees in #Formosa."

As Taiwan steels its defenses against China, some are hatching escape plans https://fascinating.news/r/J6YXxlr4

2 sorties of PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 2 out of 2 sorties entered Taiwan’s eastern part ADIZ.

Now showing on US #Netflix "Agent from Above". Taiwanese TV series about Chinese mythology/folklore (ghosts, demons, gods, supernatural creatures etc). If you like that sort of stuff set in a modern day world, very interesting watch. #Taiwan decider.com/2026/04/03/a...

Easy to see why. It lacks some of the functionality of Twitter. Breaking news is impossible to find. There's a contingent of bloodthirsty tankies call for violence. There are almost no conservative posters which makes it an echo chamber. If you're into science, it's great.

Dresden wants to become for Taiwanese what Düsseldorf is for Japanese: The go-to hub in Germany. 100s of Taiwanese will soon move to the Saxon capital when the TSMC (ESMC) chip factory starts working. The Dresden International School is adding a whole new building. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmMh...

🧵 I'm experimenting with Threads a little more these days since it's way more Taiwan-centric and generally better vibes than some other places. For anyone also using the service you can find me there with my IG handle: www.threads.com/@synapticx

NEW: Taiwan’s main opposition parties are preventing Taiwan from acquiring systems critical to modern warfare, including drones and integrated air defenses. Read more in the April 3, 2026, China & Taiwan Update: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwanU...

www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl... How eco‑dystopian novels from Asia and Africa push boundaries Alastair Bonnett outlines some of his favourite eco-dystopian novels from China and Taiwan, Nigeria and India. Alastair Bonnett, Newcastle University

Davidson window in Doubt. Chat with several experts www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYYy...

Taiping Sky Bridge Chiayi County, Taiwan #Taiwan

2 sorties of PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 2 out of 2 sorties entered Taiwan’s southwestern and eastern part ADIZ.

Will to fight survey in Taiwan by TNSS.

Taiwan will strengthen its defences of the Pratas as China steps up its activities around the islands which lie at the top end of the South China Sea, the minister in charge of Taiwan’s coastguard said on Thursday. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Source #Taiwan

No change in transport prices www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

Unfortunate that there has still not been justice for this fisherman yet www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

🚨 JUST IN: Taiwan Confirms First Local Human Case of H7 Bird Flu Bird-to-Human Transmission Detected 33 close contacts identified; some receiving preventive antivirals as authorities monitor for further spread. www.cdc.gov.tw/Bulletin/Det...

Taiwanese actor Chiu Sheng-yi was arrested for evading military service. 🇹🇼 media highlight #BTS, whose members all completed their duties, boosting their popularity. Many in Taiwan see following BTS’s example as beneficial for society and the country. www.mydaily.co.kr/page/view/20... #DS_BTS

Quick takes: -Salmonella outbreak linked to moringa investigation is over. -H7 flu case reported in Taiwan -H5N1 outbreaks in US poultry Read more: ow.ly/2R5V50YCAYm.

SOAS launch of new book

Han Kuang exercises extended to two weeks again focustaiwan.tw/politics/202...

My third older brother moved to Phoenix a while back. His takeaway? You can’t miss TSMC—employees, families, and suppliers are everywhere. Global suppliers have co-located in Arizona to compress lead times, and hiring is still ongoing at scale.

This reminds me a conversation last year with a certain journalist-since-turned-pro-unification-influencer who was arguing they did not want their tax money to be used to promote Taiwan's litterature, seen as an ideological enterprise without literary merit.

Oh, more of this focustaiwan.tw/society/2026...

🎵 Will #Taiwan — a powerhouse of Mando-pop in the 2000s and now T-pop fronted by Taiwanese and Indigenous languages — be allowed to participate in #Eurovision Asia and will it be under the hated moniker of "Chinese Taipei"? 🎶

Source #Taiwan

25 sorties of PLA aircraft, 9 PLAN vessels and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 16 out of 25 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern, central and southwestern part ADIZ.

Hey if anyone was looking for a way to communicate to the median voter why they should care about keeping Taiwan free and the SCS open for navigation, the Hormuz Strait is providing an excellent example for what happens when you lose the open seas

energy historian & STS scholar Tsaiying Lu (whose PhD @vincentlagendijk.bsky.social & I co-supervised @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social) on the Dutch national news last night, talking about Taiwan's energy politics (article starts at ~7:00 in the video): npo.nl/start/afspel...

I led a bipartisan CODEL to Taiwan to make one message very clear: There is strong bipartisan support for the U.S.-Taiwan partnership, which is essential both for the American economy and our national security.

.@ResObscura on the story of George Psalmanazar, the mysterious Frenchman who successfully posed as a native of Formosa (now Taiwan) and gave birth to a meticulously fabricated culture with bizarre customs, exotic fashions, and its own invented language: publicdomainreview.org/essay/m...

ACLU's Cecilia Wang, who is arguing in the Supreme Court against Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship, is the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants. Norman Wong, the great-grandson of Wong Kim Ark, is outside the court. Ancestors are watching.

Listening to the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants argue the granular details of a previous case overturning racist laws against the children of Chinese migrants is really striking - and exemplifies the same things that are great about America that the Trump admin is trying to kill.

. Next-gen geothermal opportunities highlighted in Taiwan International Geothermal Conference 2026 We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change! Read on: www.thinkgeoenergy.com/next... .

It's 2026, @nytimes.com. How many times do Taiwanese presidents have to say that "Taiwan is already independent" before it penetrates your consciousness? "There are no signs that Taiwan wants to claim formal independence, and opposition from Washington to any such move would not be new. "

'China is a vastly more capable actor than Iran that could use a more sophisticated version of the same economic blackmail in the Taiwan Strait. The US and its allies should start preparing accordingly.‘ www.ft.com/content/9372...

🇹🇼 A bipartisan US Senate delegation visiting Taipei on Tue. urged Taiwan to move forward on Pres. Lai Ching-te’s proposed $40B defense spending increase, which has stalled in a Taiwanese parliament controlled by Ching-te’s opposition. Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) warned that Taiwan should heed the...

It's obvious that the media is sexing this up to make it seem more important than it is. The KMT and the CCP meet regularly, apparently to coordinate strategy. Her trip is just a display of fealty. Naturally all that context is gone in the international media.

Lmao, Taiwan is apparently going through a serious drought right now. TSMC just straight-up closed all the swimming pools and slapped restrictions on gym showers because of the water shortage.

In the latest episode of @cimsec.bsky.social 'Sea Control', I host T.H. Schee to discuss civil defense in #Taiwan. Give it a listen at the link below. #LearnFightWin open.spotify.com/episode/5HvJ...

#Taiwan PRC citizen legislator in Taiwan already causing trouble for the party that appointed her. Good www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6332348

TSMC gets approval for 3nm chip production at its second Kumamoto, Japan factory. Mass production starts 2028, shifting from 6nm to meet AI demand. Taiwan OKs, confident in its advanced tech. 3nm is cutting-edge for Japan.

if you're bullish on the american suez crisis and the collapse of american soft power, polymarket has chinese military action against taiwan at 15% yes with a $1M handle

1/4 Yicai: "China’s local debt cleanup is moving faster, with the central government’s debt swap program simultaneously lowering borrowing costs and shrinking the implicit debt pile." www.yicaiglobal.com/news/chinese...