Taiwan, Partners Coordinate After China Missile Test – July 8, 2026
Taiwan and its allies and partners are moving toward closer cooperation following China's test launch of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile into the South Pacific. This year's NATO summit enters its final day but strain is coming from outside and discord from within. And TaiwanPlus sits down for an interview with Taiwan Representative to the US Alexander Yui to discuss bilateral ties. Plus: - In light of China's new ethnic unity law, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Simon Cheng gives his personal account of how China conducts transnational repression of individuals. - Drones Series, Part 3: As drones change the face of warfare in Ukraine and the Middle East, can Taiwan produce enough of them at scale for its own defense strategy? - US Representative Eugene Vindman says the US needs to do more to shore up its semiconductor supply chain with more support for Taiwan as China's posturing grows.
