China is carrying out live fire drills in the Yellow Sea and increased patrols in contested waters. The latest developments in escalating China-Japan tensions following remarks by the Japanese prime minister on Taiwan last week.

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung says Taiwan’s cooperation with the U.S. and Japan is expanding across political, economic, technological, and cultural fronts.

China issues an international arrest notice for DPP legislator Puma Shen, accusing him of “separatism.”

Fuli Township’s Dong Wen-hua removed from office for allegedly holding PRC citizenship.

Canadian PM Mark Carney meets Xi Jinping—the first such meeting since 2017—and aims to stabilize ties with China amid U.S. tariff pressure.

U.S. State Department approves a new nearly US$699 million contract for Taiwan to acquire NASAMS air-defense systems via Raytheon (completion by 2031).