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The source reports a likely precedent-setting PLA drone penetration of Taiwanese territorial airspace over Pratas alongside continued CCG incursions and large-scale PRC fishing-vessel formations consistent with maritime militia signaling. It also highlights PLA training content focused on leadership-targeting scenarios, Taiwan’s leadership-defense enhancements, and a major US–Taiwan semiconductor-linked trade deal that may reshape deterrence narratives.
The January 23, 2026 ISW–AEI update reports a likely first-in-decades PLA drone violation of Taiwanese territorial airspace over Pratas, alongside expanded CCG activity and large-scale PRC fishing-vessel formations consistent with maritime militia signaling. The document also highlights PLA training emphasizing leadership-targeting concepts and Taiwan’s steps to strengthen presidential security air defenses, amid a major US–Taiwan trade and semiconductor investment arrangement.
The source reports a likely first-in-decades PLA drone violation of Taiwan’s territorial airspace over Pratas, alongside large PRC fishing-vessel formations that may showcase maritime militia coordination and signaling toward Japan. It also describes PLA decapitation-strike training and Taiwan’s targeted leadership-defense upgrades, set against a major US–Taiwan trade and semiconductor investment agreement.
The source reports a likely precedent-setting PLA drone penetration of Taiwanese territorial airspace over Pratas alongside continued CCG incursions and large-scale PRC fishing-vessel formations consistent with maritime militia signaling. It also highlights PLA training content focused on leadership-targeting scenarios, Taiwan’s leadership-defense enhancements, and a major US–Taiwan semiconductor-linked trade deal that may reshape deterrence narratives.
The January 23, 2026 ISW–AEI update reports a likely first-in-decades PLA drone violation of Taiwanese territorial airspace over Pratas, alongside expanded CCG activity and large-scale PRC fishing-vessel formations consistent with maritime militia signaling. The document also highlights PLA training emphasizing leadership-targeting concepts and Taiwan’s steps to strengthen presidential security air defenses, amid a major US–Taiwan trade and semiconductor investment arrangement.
The source reports a likely first-in-decades PLA drone violation of Taiwan’s territorial airspace over Pratas, alongside large PRC fishing-vessel formations that may showcase maritime militia coordination and signaling toward Japan. It also describes PLA decapitation-strike training and Taiwan’s targeted leadership-defense upgrades, set against a major US–Taiwan trade and semiconductor investment agreement.
| ID | Title | Category | Date | Views | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPT-1266 | PRC Pressure Campaign Intensifies: Airspace Breach, Maritime Militia Signaling, and Decapitation-Strike Messaging | Taiwan Strait | 2026-02-17 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-559 | PLA Airspace Threshold-Test Over Pratas Signals Intensifying Gray-Zone Pressure on Taiwan | Taiwan Strait | 2026-02-02 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-192 | Gray-Zone Pressure Intensifies: PLA Drone Airspace Breach, Maritime Militia Signaling, and Decapitation-Strike Rehearsals | Taiwan Strait | 2026-01-25 | 0 | ACCESS » |