Worldwide Wednesday: China Turns Scarborough Into a Flashpoint Again, Taiwan’s New Sub Goes Undersea, N. Korea Launches Missiles

You guys know what time it is! This week on Worldwide Wednesday, the Indo-Pacific is basically running a daily pressure schedule: China ramps up patrols at Scarborough Shoal, the U.S. and Philippines sail together in contested waters, Taiwan broadcasts rapid-response F-16V readiness and hits a huge milestone with its domestically built submarine’s first undersea trial, while North Korea launches missiles and signals more nuclear-deterrent plans. Meanwhile, ASEAN tries to hold regional unity, Thailand’s election politics heats up after deadly border clashes, and the EU designates the IRGC as a terrorist organization—triggering immediate retaliation threats.

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• China naval + air patrols around Scarborough Shoal (South China Sea flashpoint)

• U.S.–Philippines joint sail/drill near Scarborough (alliance deterrence signaling)

• Taiwan rapid-response F-16V scramble drill (readiness + sustainment)

• Taiwan submarine first undersea trial (big deterrence milestone)

• North Korea launches short-range ballistic missiles

• Kim signals next-stage “nuclear war deterrent” plan ahead of party congress

• China Coast Guard patrols near Senkaku/Diaoyu “almost daily” (East China Sea pressure)

• ASEAN foreign ministers meeting (South China Sea + Myanmar pressure)

• Thailand election nationalism rises after deadly Cambodia border clashes

• EU lists the IRGC as a terrorist organization + Iran threatens retaliation

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