Key question KQ-32 · Geopolitics and conflict

Between 9 Oct 2026 and 30 Jun 2027, do PRC authorities impose inspections, a quarantine or a closure on traffic to at least one Taiwan port, or do PLA forces attack Taiwan-held territory or forces?

From C-005 Sealed 10 Oct 2026 Resolves by 30 Jun 2027 Open

Our standing estimate

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  1. Taiwan to mid-2027: China blockades, quarantines or attacks

    7% · very unlikely · confidence not registered

    F-0233 · Open

  2. It does not happen

    93%

The situation when it was sealed (10 Oct 2026). The brief prices one risk for Taiwan to mid-2027: that China blockades or quarantines a Taiwan port, or attacks Taiwan-held territory or forces.

How it moved

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How the estimates moved: each point is a sealed register row; the figures are in the table that follows.050100%10 Oct 202631 Oct 20261
The vertical line is 31 Oct 2026. Numbers match the outcomes above.
Every sealed estimate for this question: outcome number, register row, date sealed, estimate, status
No.RowSealedEstimateStatus
1F-023310 Oct 20267%Open

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Geopolitics and conflict

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How it resolves

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  • F-0233

    “Happened if, between 9 Oct 2026 and 30 Jun 2027, PRC authorities impose inspections, a quarantine or a closure on traffic to at least one Taiwan port, or PLA forces attack Taiwan-held territory or forces.”

The seals: each statement’s SHA-256 fingerprint
  • F-0233 sealed 10 Oct 2026SHA-256 f7600efe8cbe5fd553eb3580b4fc7f63b42391df28831658c0b1b63fae1a3e91

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