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Chinese aircraft and ships prompted a response from Taiwan as a major tech convention unfolded on the island.<\/p>\n

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Beijing\u2019s naval vessels and aircraft cast a long shadow over each day of the COMPUTEX Taipei conference, with it all culminating in an intense naval standoff on the final day, according to multiple X posts from Taiwan\u2019s Defense Ministry. The conference had some of the world\u2019s most prominent leaders in chip manufacturing and AI development, such as Intel, Nvidia and SK Group, according to the event\u2019s exhibitor list.<\/p>\n

Chinese military assets plagued the area on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, according to multiple X posts from Taiwan\u2019s Defense Ministry. A total of 79 People\u2019s Liberation Army aircraft sorties were spotted by Taiwan\u2019s Defense Ministry. (RELATED: Taiwan Scrambles Fighter Jets As China Encroaches With Combat Patrols)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe best way to protect critical technology supply chains to Taiwan is to avoid a major crisis or conflict over the island. But deterrence alone will not achieve that goal,\u201d senior research fellow in the Quincy Institute\u2019s East Asia Program Michael Swaine told the Daily Caller News Foundation. \u201cBeijing will almost certainly resort to force if the US and Taiwan simply resort to force buildups without credible levels of reassurance, even if both parties amass superior capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government will firmly safeguard peace and stability across the \u200bTaiwan Strait and is \u2060committed to maintaining the status quo,\u201d Reuters reported, citing Taiwan President Lai \u200bChing-te\u2019s speech during the conference. \u201cThis is an unwavering national policy, as well as Taiwan\u2019s most responsible commitment to the global technology supply chain.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nvidia, the State Department, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, the Chinese Embassy in Washington and Taiwan\u2019s Military News Agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Pentagon declined to comment.<\/p>\n

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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan speaks during a keynote presentation at Computex in Taipei on June 2, 2026. (Photo by CHENG Yu-chen \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

China has only confirmed that it will not invade Taiwan for the duration of the Trump presidency.<\/p>\n

\u201cXi Jinping has assured President Trump that China will not invade Taiwan, guaranteeing a free and open Indo-Pacific for the rest of the President\u2019s term in office,\u201d a senior administration official told the DCNF.<\/p>\n

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The aerial engagement peaked on Wednesday with 32 Chinese aircraft sorties in one day, as \u201c25 out of 32 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan\u2019s northern, central, southwestern and eastern part ADIZ [Air Defense Identification Zone],\u201d according to the X post.<\/p>\n

Taiwan\u2019s ADIZ is not the same as its sovereign airspace; instead, it is an area where the Taiwanese military tracks aircraft and ships for national security reasons. Sovereign airspace usually extends 12 nautical miles from a country\u2019s coast, while Taiwan\u2019s ADIZ extends much farther.<\/p>\n

Taiwan\u2019s ADIZ is roughly 188,000 square miles, while its sovereign airspace has a smaller footprint, according to the Global Taiwan Institute. Taiwan\u2019s ADIZ overlaps with China\u2019s by nearly 9,000 square miles, according to the report.<\/p>\n

One specific incident included a game of cat-and-mouse between Chinese and Taiwanese coast guard vessels near Taiwan\u2019s Dongsha Island, according to a press release from Taiwan\u2019s Coast Guard on Friday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPeace in the Taiwan Strait is vital to the stability of the global economy, and the lifeline of the technology industry,\u201d Reuters reported, citing a broadcast warning from Taiwan\u2019s Coast Guard to a Chinese vessel near \u200bTaiwan\u2019s Pratas Islands.<\/p>\n

Chinese incursions into Taiwan\u2019s area of influence are nothing new.<\/p>\n

The Chinese Navy and Coast Guard deployed 100 vessels in the East and South China Seas on April 10, Reuters reported, citing two Taiwanese security officials. A joint combat readiness patrol of 29 Chinese aircraft in Taiwan\u2019s ADIZ caused Taiwan\u2019s air force to scramble aircraft in self-defense on May 25, according to an X post from Taiwan\u2019s Ministry of National Defense.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeijing remains committed to a long-term strategy designed to increase the chance of a negotiated settlement of the Taiwan issue in its favor,\u201d Swaine told the DCNF. \u201cBUT, as suggested above, political and military trends in Taiwan, the U.S. and China are all increasing the chance of one or more of these players precipitating a crisis out of overconfidence, a heightened sense of threat, and an overreaction.<\/p>\n

The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is one of the world\u2019s largest computer chip manufacturers and a key player in the new global AI industry. Taiwan is responsible for more than 90% of the world\u2019s leading-edge chip manufacturing, according to the Department of Commerce.<\/p>\n

A lapse in exports of these chips could lead to devastating economic consequences for the U.S., as 39.4% of the S&P 500\u2019s market cap is based on technology, Reuters reported, citing LSEG Datastream.<\/p>\n

Anduril Industries is one of the world\u2019s largest manufacturers of AI-powered weapon systems. Anduril founder Palmer Luckey attended the Computex conference and said that Taiwan should step up to become an arms exporter, rather than relying on U.S. military aid as it currently does.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaiwan is not ever going to need enough arms purely for itself to justify a large defense market or a large weapons market,\u201d Focus Taiwan CNA English News reported, citing Luckey. \u201cI think the ideal situation is one where Taiwan is not just exporting high-end semiconductors and chips, but actually completed weapons systems to the rest of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite Chinese aggression in the area, chip manufacturers such as Nvidia seem optimistic about investments in Taiwan.<\/p>\n

\u201cFour years ago, five years ago, Nvidia was spending about 10, 15 billion dollars a year in Taiwan. Now we\u2019re spending 100, going to 150 billion dollars in Taiwan each year,\u201d Reuters reported, citing Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang\u2019s statements during a launch party for Nvidia\u2019s planned Taiwan headquarters on May 27.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuch an outcome could severely jeopardize the global supply chain if it leads to a blockade of Taiwan or a war that would likely destroy Taiwan\u2019s semiconductor industry,\u201d Swaine told the DCNF. \u201cUnfortunately, at present, China\u2019s military pressure is indeed part of an interactive process between all three players that is leading us toward crisis or conflict, marked by an increasing reliance on military deterrence over mutual reassurances.\u201d<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s note: This article has been updated to include additional expert commentary.<\/i><\/p>\n

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