President Tsai Ing-wen said Taiwan has been attacked with a hybrid cyber and cognitive war during her speech at Taiwan Hackers' annual conference.
Taiwan has suffered from frequent cyberattacks and is on the front line of cyber warfare. President Tsai Ing-wen attended Taiwan's annual hacker conference. She mentioned in her speech that since the Ukraine-Russia war and the Chinese military exercises, Taiwan has been attacked with a hybrid cyber and cognitive war, meant to confuse the public. Strengthening the nation's information security's joint defense system is one of the government's current top priorities.
Tsai Ing-wen, President: “We hope that everyone can work together to strengthen the continuous threat of information security and cyberattacks in the future. We hope everyone will have the ability to identify misinformation and stop the spread of it.”
Not only did she call on the nation's citizens to identify misinformation, but President Tsai also traveled to the Suao Navy Base recently to visit with officers and soldiers. In the face of China's increasing military threat, President Tsai likened Taiwan to a naval ship, which will encounter unexpected storms. As long as the Taiwanese people are united, all challenges can be overcome. A video of the Taiwanese military combating PLA's harassment was also released. Taiwanese naval ships closely monitored the PLA missile frigate "Wuhu" and the missile destroyer "Anyang" off Taiwan's east coast.
A fire pierced the night sky and shot straight into the sky. The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology conducted a missile test on the evening of the 18th. A target missile was first launched from Sanxiantai, and then the interception missile was launched from Pingtung's Jioupeng. The maximum ballistic height of the missile was infinite, triggering the attention of analysts as they speculated whether new missiles were tested.
Chang Cheng, Former Chief Engineer, Hsiung Feng III Missile Program: “They fired two missiles at the same time. Therefore, it probably wasn't the Ching Tien missile. The test fire application seemed to be from the NCSIST. I guess it probably was the Tienkung III missile with extended range.”
In response to the Chinese military's normalization of crossing the Taiwan Strait's median line, and the fact that there have been Chinese naval ships in the Taiwan Strait for several days, the U.S. State Department's Assistant Secretary for East Asia and the Pacific, Daniel Kritenbrink, warned that China may continue to exert military pressure on Taiwan in the next few months. The United States and Taiwan have launched trade negotiations to promote bilateral collaboration to ensure supply chain security.
台灣遭受網攻頻傳，身處網路戰前線，總統蔡英文上午出席台灣駭客年會，致詞時提到烏俄戰爭以來到中國軍演，網攻混合戰模式在台灣上演，混淆群眾視聽，因此，強化國家資安的聯防體系，是政府當前的首要任務之一。
總統蔡英文表示：「面對未來持續的資安威脅以及網路攻擊，我們希望全民都能夠共同強化對錯假訊息的辨識能力，並且阻斷錯假訊息的散佈。」
不只呼籲國人辨識錯假訊息，蔡總統日前特別前往海軍蘇澳基地慰勉官兵，面對中國加大軍事威脅，蔡總統比喻台灣就像海軍船艦，會遇到不可預期的風浪，但只要團結一心，就能克服所有挑戰，也發布國軍拒止共軍襲擾影片，海軍艦艇在東岸外海近距離監控共軍飛彈護衛艦「蕪湖號」、飛彈驅逐艦「安陽號」。
一道火光劃破夜空、直衝天際，18日晚間、中科院進行飛彈試射，先從三仙台發射「靶彈」，隨後屏東九鵬發射測試的攔截飛彈，由於射擊最大彈道高度無限高，引發外界關注是否測試新型飛彈。
前雄三飛彈總工程師張誠表示：「它同時發射兩枚，所以就排除了這所謂的，以前叫雲峰飛彈，後來叫擎天飛彈的可能性。因為射擊通報看起來是中科院申請，我就猜是它應該是天弓三型的增程型。」
針對共軍跨越海峽中線常態化，連日還有共艦現蹤台海，美國國務院亞太助卿康達示警，中國未來數月恐持續對台施加軍事壓力，美台已啟動貿易倡議談判，促進雙邊合作，確保供應鏈安全。
