Like many of you, I’m slowly making my way over to Bluesky—find me there with the same handle: @joyuwang.bsky.social. Also on Threads: @joyu.wang

Important coverage of world’s largest fleet of oceanographic research vessels by @austinramzy & @joyuwang/@WSJ! wsj.com/world/china/china-sc… #China operates more than 120 research vessels, according to #Taiwan’s coast guard. “They are launching research ships as fast as dropping dumplings into a pot,” said Su Chih-chieh, an associate professor at National Taiwan University’s Institute of Oceanography, which operates one of Taiwan’s research ships. “Taiwan is having a really hard time catching up right now,” said Su.  Taiwan has only five ships actively carrying out its own maritime research: three managed by universities, one by the government-backed Taiwan Ocean Research Institute and one by Taiwan’s navy.

A @WSJ analysis of ship-tracking data shows Chinese research vessels sailing back and forth in a lawnmower pattern over swaths of ocean to Taiwan’s south and east, helping Beijing to complete its portrait of waters surrounding the island: wsj.com/world/china/china-sc… w/ @austinramzy

China Scoops Up Data That Could Aid Its Forces in Waters Around Taiwan—Flurry of Chinese ships map seabed in research that Taiwan says aids ‘battlespace preparation’ @austinramzy @joyuwang wsj.com/world/china/china-sc… wsj.com/world/china/china-sc…

U.S. Defense Startups Flock to Taiwan to Build China-Free Drones—American tech meets Taiwanese hardware in push to assemble uncrewed boats and aircraft using a ‘non-red’ supply chain @joyuwang wsj.com/tech/u-s-defense-sta… wsj.com/tech/u-s-defense-sta…

American drone-tech startups are swarming into Taiwan and finding partners who can help them turn blueprints into reality –– to build a "non-red" supply chain that can serve both Taipei and the Pentagon. Full story: wsj.com/tech/u-s-defense-sta…

FBI Arrests Alleged Chinese Agent Accused of Spying on Son of Taiwan Leader—California realtor surveilled family in Washington and reported back to handlers in China, federal complaint says @joyuwang wsj.com/world/china/fbi-arre… wsj.com/world/china/fbi-arre…

In Trump, Xi Sees ‘Rare Window’ to Convince Taiwan That Resistance Is Futile: Beijing is courting Taiwan’s opposition—and quietly helped stage its leader’s mainland visit—to pull the island into its orbit @Lingling_Wei @joyuwang wsj.com/world/china/trump-xi… wsj.com/world/china/trump-xi…

Beijing sees Trump’s unreliability as a Taiwan ally as a way boost chances of unification with the island nation. He seems to have an ally in the Taiwan opposition leader. @Lingling_Wei @joyuwang wsj.com/world/china/trump-xi…

Beijing is courting Taiwan’s opposition—and quietly helped stage its leader’s landmark visit to the mainland—to pull the island into its orbit. Our latest in-depth reporting on Xi’s Taiwan gambit, with @joyuwang wsj.com/world/china/trump-xi…

Taiwan’s legislature approved a plan to spend over $7 billion on drones over the next six years. Though, the plan wasn’t as robust as that sought by the ruling party, introducing additional conditions and delayed implementation. wsj.com/world/asia/taiwan-pr…

Taiwan Charges Nine in Connection With Smuggling of AI Servers to China—Indictments involve diversion of Super Micro servers equipped with Nvidia chips @joyuwang wsj.com/tech/taiwan-charges-… wsj.com/tech/taiwan-charges-…

#LATEST: Taiwan’s government proposed its highest level of military spending ever at over $35 billion, in a $123 billion budget for 2027 unveiled on Thursday. But there are challenges ahead as well. Read more in @WSJ: wsj.com/world/china/taiwans-…

Taiwan Floats Record Defense Budget, Sending Message to U.S. and China—Plan lifts spending by 18%, above symbolic 1 trillion New Taiwan dollar threshold @joyuwang wsj.com/world/china/taiwans-… wsj.com/world/china/taiwans-…

With China at the forefront, coast guards are evolving into tools for projecting power in the Western Pacific, marking territory and deterring rivals. The latest example: Taiwan’s Coast Guard taking on an expanded role in annual military exercises wsj.com/world/asia/taiwan-we…

Taiwan Weaponizes Coast Guard to Prepare for Battle With China—Antiship missiles and naval drills intensify Taipei’s effort to improve defense and deter Beijing @joyuwang wsj.com/world/asia/taiwan-we… wsj.com/world/asia/taiwan-we…

Should Taiwan get closer to China or stand up against Beijing’s push to conquer the island? @WSJ asked a handful of Taiwanese citizens. Here is what they said: wsj.com/world/asia/will-taiw… with photos by @seanmarclee

Will Taiwan Fight China? Just Ask Its People—Five Taiwanese discuss their future under the shadow of Beijing @joyuwang wsj.com/world/asia/will-taiw… wsj.com/world/asia/will-taiw…

Today, parts of Taiwan will experience a 30-minute mobile internet slowdown as part of annual air raid defense drills. We hit the streets to ask locals how they feel about these drills, and here's what they had to say: wsj.com/world/asia/taiwan-wa…

One Casualty of Taiwan’s War Drills: A Slower Internet—A public alert to the threat of being forced offline by an attack lands with a shrug @joyuwang wsj.com/world/asia/taiwan-wa… wsj.com/world/asia/taiwan-wa…

Taiwan Tests War Plans to Thwart Chinese Invasion—Annual military exercises test lessons learned from the U.S. and the Iran war @joyuwang wsj.com/world/china/taiwan-t… wsj.com/world/china/taiwan-t…