China Steps Up Cyberattacks on Taiwan’s Critical Infrastructure, Testing Wartime Readiness

China Steps Up Cyberattacks on Taiwan’s Critical Infrastructure, Testing Wartime Readiness

Category: KINGS OF THE EAST

Summary:
China has significantly increased its cyberattacks on Taiwan’s critical infrastructure, averaging 2.63 million attacks per day in 2025, according to a report by Taiwan’s National Security Bureau. Many of these attacks have coincided with Chinese military exercises near Taiwan. The cyber operations target vital civilian systems, including energy, emergency services, hospitals, and telecommunications. The coordinated activity has raised concerns that China is testing Taiwan’s resilience and preparedness for crisis or wartime situations.


Mysterion Insights

Scripture: Proverbs 21:31
"The horse is prepared for the day of battle, But victory belongs to the LORD."

Commentary:
Nation-states can marshal technology and resources for defense, but there is always a limit to human control over unfolding events. The sheer scale of these attacks shows just how vulnerable modern societies are to unseen threats. People on the ground are often unaware of the systems working in the background, but instability here would affect countless ordinary lives. In prophetic terms, this kind of coordinated action and testing between major powers matches the patterns of tension and maneuvering that Scripture associates with the times before the end.

Prophetic Trend:
Coordinated cyber aggression by major powers shows the increasing reach and volatility of end-times power struggles beyond traditional battlefields.

Mysterion Prophetic Impact Rating: C - Measured   What does this mean?


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Source Excerpt:

China has dramatically escalated cyberattacks against Taiwan’s critical infrastructure, launching an average of 2.63 million attacks per day in 2025, according to a new report by Taiwan’s National Security Bureau. Some of the attacks coincided with Chinese military drills around Taiwan, underscoring what analysts describe as a coordinated campaign to probe Taiwan’s ability to function under crisis or wartime conditions. The findings, released Jan. 4, point to a sharp intensification of cyber operations targeting essential civilian systems—from energy and emergency services to hospitals and telecommunications—raising concerns that Beijing is rehearsing cyber disruption as part of a broader coercive strategy.......

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Source: The Epoch Times

Posted on 01-07-2026 22:43

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