Overview
- Taiwan held its first-ever Victory in Europe Day commemoration, with President Lai drawing parallels between World War II appeasement and modern authoritarian threats.
- Lai highlighted sabotage of undersea cables, election interference, and disinformation campaigns as tools of a 'new authoritarian bloc' targeting democracies.
- China has ramped up military pressure on Taiwan, including war games, while asserting sovereignty claims over the island.
- Xi Jinping, visiting Russia for Victory Day celebrations, reaffirmed in a public statement that Taiwan belongs to China and reunification is inevitable.
- Taiwan continues its diplomatic outreach, with former President Tsai visiting Europe and Foreign Minister Lin engaging with U.S. officials to strengthen ties with democratic allies.