Taiwan country watch
Signals only — no written briefing yet. Every number links to the articles it counts.
Vigilance
No active vigilance flag · rules: Heightened vigilance for staff and travel · Pressure surge · Media polarisation spike
Flare-up watch
Flare-up watch: Watch (1.4) — driven by Internal tension and Safety & health
- Internal tension +2.3
- Safety & health +2.0
- Attention −0.5
Signals consistent with rising crisis risk. A composite of press signals, not a forecast.
Composite of the day's z-scores against the country's own history — Internal tension 0.25, Safety & health 0.20, agenda divergence 0.20, framing gap 0.15, attention 0.20; a missing component drops out and the others are renormalised. Calm below 0.5 · Watch to 1.5 · High above. Needs 14 days of history on two components. Method →
Risk pressure, last 30 days
| Risk category | Level | Articles, 30 days | Baseline | Change vs previous 30 days (articles) | Last signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regulatory risk | no baseline yet | 60 | — | ▲ +60 | Taipower head wants power sector at the table in tech decisions TaipeiTimes |
| Operational risk | no baseline yet | 30 | — | ▲ +30 | Airport plan raises earthquake risks TaipeiTimes |
| Stability risk | no baseline yet | 17 | — | ▲ +17 | Taiwan condemns Beijing’s political coercion on diplomatic partners TaipeiTimes |
| Safety & health risk | no baseline yet | 24 | — | ▲ +24 | Mountain rescue TaipeiTimes |
| Corporate risk | no baseline yet | 15 | — | ▲ +15 | Super Micro ‘fixer’ pleads guilty to diverting AI tech TaipeiTimes |
| Financial risk | no baseline yet | 21 | — | ▲ +21 | IMF boss gases up economic, job changes from AI TaipeiTimes |
| Trade risk | no baseline yet | 27 | — | ▲ +27 | Machinery exports rising: industry group TaipeiTimes |
| Political risk | no baseline yet | 35 | — | ▲ +35 | 2026 Elections: Kaohsiung mayoral candidates outline AI industry development plans TaipeiTimes |
Pressure index from 30 days of history · 17 so far
Level = articles that passed the risk gate in the last 30 days, against the country's own baseline (mean of the previous three 30-day windows). Quiet 0 · Low up to the baseline · Elevated up to twice the baseline · High above. Counts, not severities: a press signal, not a rating. Every row links to the articles counted. Method →
Taiwan in the world's press
Today 119 articles · ×0.7 vs 30-day average · led by Japan, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong SAR China, South Korea press
Articles mentioning the country across the outlets we read, vs the 30-day average. Method →
Media polarisation
Shown from 14 days of data · 0 collected so far
Media we read
12 outlets read every day
- Apple Daily opposition
- China Times independent
- cnYES independent
- Epoch Times opposition
- Liberty Times independent
- NEXTmedia independent
- NOW news independent
- on.cc independent
- Radio Taiwan International state
- TaipeiTimes independent
- TraNews.com independent
- UDN independent
Today's signals
Regulation
- Taipower head wants power sector at the table in tech decisions ↗ TaipeiTimesindependent
- Business travel pumping up guest numbers: hotelier ↗ TaipeiTimesindependent
- Official reaffirms drug prevention policy ↗ TaipeiTimesindependent
- Drone firm executives held over China-chip claims ↗ TaipeiTimesindependent
- Four questioned over software used in government ↗ TaipeiTimesindependent
- Taiwan resumes processing visa applications for Moroccans ↗ TaipeiTimesindependent
Disruption
- Airport plan raises earthquake risks ↗ TaipeiTimesindependent
Internal tension
- Taiwan condemns Beijing’s political coercion on diplomatic partners ↗ TaipeiTimesindependent
Markets
- IMF boss gases up economic, job changes from AI ↗ TaipeiTimesindependent
Trade
- Machinery exports rising: industry group ↗ TaipeiTimesindependent
- Digital expense refund service portal launched ↗ TaipeiTimesindependent
- Taiwan to start exporting breeding cattle to Manila ↗ TaipeiTimesindependent
Politics
- 2026 Elections: Kaohsiung mayoral candidates outline AI industry development plans ↗ TaipeiTimesindependent
- 2026 Elections: Twelve mayoral candidates sign on to sustainability pledges ↗ TaipeiTimesindependent