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The China & Taiwan Update provides a running intelligence estimate of the Chinese Communist Party paths to controlling Taiwan and detailed insight relevant cross–Taiwan Strait developments. ISW launched the China & Taiwan update in April 2023 and publishes it weekly. The update includes supporting maps and geospatial intelligence products produced by ISW’s Geospatial Intelligence Team.
ISW and the American Enterprise Institute also jointly publish a strategic planning series on the requirements for a Coalition Defense of Taiwan.
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Apr 3, 2026
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Mar 27, 2026
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Mar 20, 2026
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Mar 13, 2026
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Mar 11, 2026
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Reported range of the Type 12 anti-ship missile as of March 11, 2026
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Mar 6, 2026
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Mar 6, 2026
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PLA Drone Broadcast Fake Aircraft Signals, August 2025 to March 2026
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Mar 1, 2026
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Mar 1, 2026
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Hypothetical surface engagement between the PLAN and the US Navy in the west Pacific
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Feb 23, 2026
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Feb 23, 2026
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PRC Boat Location Spoofing in Taipei, January to February 2026
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Feb 19, 2026
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PRC Buildup in the Paracel Islands February 2026
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Feb 13, 2026
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Feb 13, 2026
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Taiwan Diplomatic Allies as of February 11, 2026
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Feb 13, 2026
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Potential Extent of GJ-21 Drone Coverage in the West Pacific as of February 12, 2026
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Feb 6, 2026
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Feb 6, 2026
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Selected South China Sea Features, February 5, 2026
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Feb 6, 2026
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CK Hutchison-Owned Port Infrastructure in Panama, February 3, 2026
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Jan 30, 2026
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Jan 30, 2026
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Jan 23, 2026
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Jan 23, 2026
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PRC Fishing Vessel Movements, December 2025-January 2026
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Jan 23, 2026
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PLA Violation of Taiwanese Airspace January 17, 2026
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Jan 16, 2026
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Jan 16, 2026
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Taiwan Undersea Cable Protections as of January 14, 2026
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Jan 9, 2026
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Jan 9, 2026
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North Korean Short-Range Ballistic Missile Tests on January 4, 2026
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Selected South China Sea Features March 24, 2026
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Locations of JMSDF Surface Forces Following its March 23, 2026 Structural Changes
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PRC Economic Statecraft in Latin America as of March 2026
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Reported range of the Type 12 anti-ship missile as of March 11, 2026
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ISW does not receive any classified material from any source, uses only publicly available information, and draws extensively on local language and Western reporting and social media as well as commercially available satellite imagery and other geospatial data as the basis for these reports. References to all sources used are provided in the endnotes of each update.
ISW does not gather information from human sources. References to all sources used are provided in the endnotes of each update.
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