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The source reports PRC investigations into two senior PLA leaders framed as removing political obstacles to the PLA’s 2027 modernization milestone, reinforcing Xi Jinping’s command authority. In parallel, Beijing resumed high-level exchanges with Taiwan’s KMT while Taiwan’s legislature advanced a reduced asymmetric defense budget that omits major air defense and drone investments amid persistent gray-zone pressure.
India’s FY2026–27 defense allocation rises to Rs 7.85 trillion, a 15 percent increase, with the source linking the shift to modernization priorities following the May 2025 Operation Sindoor strikes. Procurement emphasis spans fighters, submarines, unmanned systems, and amphibious capabilities, alongside measures to strengthen domestic defense manufacturing and MRO capacity.
The January 30, 2026 ISW–AEI update highlights Xi Jinping’s expanded PLA purges, a US 2026 NDS that deemphasizes PRC competition and omits Taiwan, and Taiwan’s push for deeper defense-industrial integration amid contested defense budgeting. It also underscores PLA advances in unmanned systems for amphibious enabling operations and persistent PRC-linked influence activity targeting Taiwan’s political and military ecosystems.
The source describes intensified PLA leadership purges alongside accelerating PRC unmanned and maritime strike capabilities relevant to a Taiwan contingency. It also highlights a 2026 US NDS that deemphasizes explicit PRC/Taiwan framing and a Taiwan legislative budget dispute that could constrain integrated air and missile defense and defense supply-chain resilience.
According to the source, Taiwan’s Lai administration faces repeated legislative defeats and major cuts to proposed defense spending, complicating procurement and readiness timelines. Public U.S. pressure and domestic party competition are increasingly shaping whether and how Taiwan can fund prioritized capabilities through 2030.
The source reports PRC investigations into two senior PLA leaders framed as removing political obstacles to the PLA’s 2027 modernization milestone, reinforcing Xi Jinping’s command authority. In parallel, Beijing resumed high-level exchanges with Taiwan’s KMT while Taiwan’s legislature advanced a reduced asymmetric defense budget that omits major air defense and drone investments amid persistent gray-zone pressure.
India’s FY2026–27 defense allocation rises to Rs 7.85 trillion, a 15 percent increase, with the source linking the shift to modernization priorities following the May 2025 Operation Sindoor strikes. Procurement emphasis spans fighters, submarines, unmanned systems, and amphibious capabilities, alongside measures to strengthen domestic defense manufacturing and MRO capacity.
The January 30, 2026 ISW–AEI update highlights Xi Jinping’s expanded PLA purges, a US 2026 NDS that deemphasizes PRC competition and omits Taiwan, and Taiwan’s push for deeper defense-industrial integration amid contested defense budgeting. It also underscores PLA advances in unmanned systems for amphibious enabling operations and persistent PRC-linked influence activity targeting Taiwan’s political and military ecosystems.
The source describes intensified PLA leadership purges alongside accelerating PRC unmanned and maritime strike capabilities relevant to a Taiwan contingency. It also highlights a 2026 US NDS that deemphasizes explicit PRC/Taiwan framing and a Taiwan legislative budget dispute that could constrain integrated air and missile defense and defense supply-chain resilience.
According to the source, Taiwan’s Lai administration faces repeated legislative defeats and major cuts to proposed defense spending, complicating procurement and readiness timelines. Public U.S. pressure and domestic party competition are increasingly shaping whether and how Taiwan can fund prioritized capabilities through 2030.
| ID | Title | Category | Date | Views | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPT-849 | Xi Tightens PLA Control as Beijing Reopens KMT Channel and Taiwan’s Asymmetric Budget Stalls | China | 2026-02-08 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-840 | India’s FY2026–27 Defense Budget Surge Signals Accelerated Modernization and Retaliatory Readiness | India | 2026-02-08 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-722 | Purges, Perception Gaps, and Drones: Cross-Strait Risk Signals in the January 2026 Update | Taiwan | 2026-02-05 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-721 | Cross-Strait Deterrence Under Strain: PLA Leadership Purges, US NDS Signaling, and Taiwan’s IAMD Budget Fight | China | 2026-02-05 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-1286 | Taiwan’s Defense Budget Deadlock Tests Deterrence Planning and US-Taiwan Coordination | Taiwan | 2025-09-20 | 0 | ACCESS » |