Taiwan Warns of China's Hybrid Tactics – April 8, 2026
Taiwan’s security officials have voiced concern over China’s hybrid gray-zone warfare tactics, including airspace restrictions and suspected cable sabotage, ahead of a likely Trump-Xi meeting in May. The US and Iran have reached a two-week ceasefire, contingent on Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz. And Taiwan’s government is boosting plastic production to offset disruptions to oil deliveries due to the war in the Middle East but environmentalists say this represents a missed opportunity to drive down plastic use. Plus: - Kuomintang Chair Cheng Li-wun says her party has a historic responsibility to bring about cross-strait peace, while visiting the former ROC capital Nanjing. - Analysis: TaiwanPlus speaks with an international relations expert about the impact of recent US congressional visits on US-Taiwan ties and the ongoing defense budget debate. - Police in rural Pakistan are destroying poppy fields as part of a broader crackdown on the drug trade but farmers say they have few alternatives.
