Summit Leverage, Air Defense, and Spoofed Signals: Cross-Strait Pressure Points Intensify
An ISW-AEI update reports US hesitation over a major Taiwan air and missile defense arms package amid planned Trump-Xi diplomacy, warning that delays could invite further PRC demands. The same report highlights suspected AIS spoofing near New Taipei and broader PRC efforts in international messaging, nuclear posture narratives, and South China Sea land reclamation.