The Taiwan New Taipei District Prosecutors Office indicted five people, accusing mainland Chinese national "K" of offering NT$450,000 to hire someone to stage a fake car crash out of dissatisfaction with Huang Yihao's satire of Xi Jinping, and refusing to pay the NT$200,000 balance because Huang suffered only minor injuries.
Taiwan's coast guard authorities used large vessels and water cannons to forcefully drive off and board for inspection cross-border CCP fishing boats, demonstrating a tough stance.
On the Chinese Communist Party's National Day, two CCP fishing vessels intruded into the restricted waters of Dongsha. The Taiwan Coast Guard Administration's Yunlin rushed to the scene and broadcast an order to leave; when the Jinsha refused to depart, water cannon was fired at it. The Jinsha then dropped anchor, called the Taiwanese coast guard for help, and requested 35 hot meals.
The 52nd G7 Summit was held in France, and the meeting issued a joint statement opposing any unilateral attempts to change the status quo, especially opposing any attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion in the East China Sea, the South China Sea, and the Taiwan Strait.
On September 16, the European Parliament passed the resolution "Hybrid Warfare and the Protection of EU Territorial Integrity and Central Security and Defence Infrastructure," affirming Taiwan's experience in countering China's hybrid attacks, calling for regular EU-Taiwan exchanges on security issues, and expanding cooperation in high-tech fields such as resilience, 5G/6G telecom equipment, and drones.
On September 15, the European Parliament passed the resolution on the "Findings and Recommendations of the Special Committee on the Shield of European Democracy," stating that Taiwan is a leading partner in situational awareness, affirming its whole-of-society resilience, and calling for strengthened cooperation with like-minded partners in East Asia on issues such as countering foreign interference and information manipulation and the sabotage of undersea cables.
The Presidential Office's Social Defense Resilience Committee in Taiwan held a tabletop exercise simulating scenarios where the China Coast Guard demands declaration from vessels entering and exiting Taiwanese ports, followed by gradual inspection, boarding, search, and seizure of ships.
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council Minister Chiu Chui-cheng revealed that cases of Taiwanese nationals going missing while traveling to the mainland, being detained and questioned, or having their personal freedom restricted under the mainland criminal code continue to rise, with 85 cases accumulated in the first five months of 2026, and called on the public to remain vigilant about personal safety risks when traveling to the mainland.
On the eve of Taiwanese comedian Huang Yi-hao's performance of a xiangsheng (cross-talk) satire of Xi Jinping at a Taipei comedy club, he was splashed with paint and threatened with feces, forcing him to cancel the show. The Taipei District Prosecutors Office concluded that the incident was cross-border repression directed by unidentified Chinese Communist Party figures.