Taiwan Strait Tensions — live news & updates

Updated 03:32 UTC, Nov 7, 2026

China–Taiwan tensions, military activity around the strait, and the regional security picture.

The situation now

China is rated Elevated (28/100) on WARNPOINT’s live instability index, with 24+ related reports in the last 24 hours. Latest: “BI deports 115 Chinese in Pogo crackdown” (Inquirer).

Countries involved

Latest Taiwan Strait Tensions headlines

• BI deports 115 Chinese in Pogo crackdown
  INQUIRER10m ago
• Gibo slams China’s ‘Threat of Censorship’
  INQUIRER10m ago
• US urged Beijing to implement commitments of Busan trade deal, Treasury says
  KOREA TIMES10m ago
• Taiwan's KMT old guard fights for power base in tight Taipei mayoral races
  NIKKEI ASIA11m ago
• Seres, Li Auto join Chinese EVs' charge into Europe
  NIKKEI ASIA11m ago
• Japanese companies caught in crossfire of Beijing-Tokyo rift
  NIKKEI ASIA11m ago
• China enacts law to hunt down corrupt officials who escape overseas
  NIKKEI ASIA11m ago
• Taiwan, South Korea, Japan stock markets hit hard by AI sell-off
  NIKKEI ASIA11m ago
• Hong Kong's Joshua Wong sentence sparks war of words with US, Europe
  NIKKEI ASIA11m ago
• China blocks SoftBank's $5.4bn deal for ABB robotics division
  NIKKEI ASIA11m ago
• Asia drives new corporate climate pledges as Chinese firms embrace targets
  NIKKEI ASIA11m ago
• US extends suspension of export restrictions on Chinese firms
  NIKKEI ASIA11m ago
• China-Japan row over Takaichi's Taiwan comment enters 2nd year
  NIKKEI ASIA11m ago
• Toyota ready to 'regain market share' in China on expanded local sourcing
  NIKKEI ASIA11m ago
• Taiwan's chipmakers shine brightest in living memory
  NIKKEI ASIA11m ago
• Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years for foreign collusion
  NIKKEI ASIA11m ago
• China says trade barriers block tech imports, fueling its surplus
  NIKKEI ASIA11m ago
• China's curbs on tungsten used in drill bits squeeze AI supply chain
  NIKKEI ASIA11m ago
• Just like cars, Chinese motorcycles out to conquer Europe
  STRAITS TIMES25m ago
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  MODERN DIPLOMACY32m ago
• China confirms discussions are underway on a historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting
  ARAB NEWS34m ago
• China says discussions underway on Xi-Trump-Putin meeting
  THE HINDU35m ago
• HKUST president Nancy Ip wins Unesco prize for Alzheimer’s research
  SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST38m ago
• China's Top Spy Agency Recruited Woman Who Targeted Jensen Huang...
  DRUDGE REPORT39m ago

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