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Monday, 12 October 2026
Taiwan
US-Philippines war games fuel fears of regional conflict in South China Sea142dUS pauses arms sales to Taiwan amid Iran war munitions concerns142d'Taiwan Travelogue' wins 2026 International Booker Prize, first Mandarin Chinese work to take the honour145dTaiwan insists it is sovereign after Trump warns against independence declaration during China visit[Updated]147dTrump-Xi summit set for Beijing as trade and Iran tensions dominate agenda154dTaiwan residents relocate to Malaysia as hedge against Cross-Strait conflict157dUS and allies hold record military drills in Philippines amid China tensions near Taiwan158dTaiwan's president visits Eswatini to strengthen diplomatic ties160dTaiwan president completes surprise Eswatini visit after China tried to block the trip161dGlobal military spending reaches record $2.9 trillion in 2025 amid rising insecurity168dTaiwan's defence procurement stalls as doubts over US commitment grow173dTaiwan president postpones Africa trip after China pressures nations to revoke overflight permits173dTaiwan's Bunun indigenous people unable to return to ancestral mountain homeland177dJapanese warship transits Taiwan Strait for first time under Takaichi government177dChina launches diplomatic blitz ahead of anticipated Trump-Xi summit in May177dTSMC set to post 50% quarterly profit jump on AI demand[Updated]179dXi Jinping meets Taiwan Nationalist Party leader in bid for peaceful reunification179dTen Taiwanese nationals charged with espionage for Beijing, including active-duty military personnel180dPhilippines hosts largest-ever Balikatan drills as Iran crisis casts shadow over US-Asia commitment180dNorth Korea publicly endorses 'one-China' principle for first time, signalling closer ties with Beijing181d