Median-line crossings and joint air-sea patrols continue day after day while the opposition legislature keeps blocking Lai Ching-te's special defence bill
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Crewless USVs patrol, detect and box in an intruder with limited operator input, Beijing's answer to US naval autonomy
Cable No. 3 broke ~2.64km off Dongyin in April 2026; Chunghwa Telecom switched 1,500 residents to microwave links as a court jailed a Chinese captain over an earlier cut