https://taiwanstrait.com/tags/joint-sword/ Recent content in Joint Sword on Taiwan Strait Hugo en-us Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://taiwanstrait.com/taiwan-national-day-2026-will-beijing-answer-lais-october-10-speech-with-drills-or-the-coast-guard/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://taiwanstrait.com/taiwan-national-day-2026-will-beijing-answer-lais-october-10-speech-with-drills-or-the-coast-guard/ <p>President Lai Ching-te speaks in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei on Saturday, October 10, for Taiwan&rsquo;s National Day. It&rsquo;s his third as president. The first one, in 2024, was followed four days later by Joint Sword-2024B, a named PLA exercise around the whole island.</p> <p>Taipei is braced for something similar. The question worth asking is what form it takes, because the evidence from 2026 points somewhere other than a repeat of 2024.</p>