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The Tabularium · Call 2026-10-03-04Open

By April 3, 2027, the Taiwan Coast Guard uses a water cannon on a China Coast Guard vessel (not a fishing boat).

National SecurityAsia / PacificTaiwanChina
Issued No. 95 · 3 Oct 26  ·  Due 3 Apr 27  ·  Opening call 20% — unlikely

The wording, the opening probability, and the counter-signal below were fixed when this call was published. Updates revise the reading — never the record: the verdict is graded against the opening call.

The trajectory

The call stands at its probability until revised; each dot is a recorded reading.0%50%100%3 Oct 26 — 20% (No. 95): Opening calltodaydue 3 Apr 2720%3 Oct 26

The record since

The call stands as issued — no revisions.

What would overturn it

A reported water-cannon use against a Chinese government hull would overturn it.

The verdict

Open  Resolves by 3 Apr 27 — graded at the weekly Reckoning against the criteria above, and recorded here.

As logged at issue

Unlikely, over six months, that by 3 April 2027 the Taiwan Coast Guard uses a water cannon on a China Coast Guard vessel rather than a fishing boat; a reported cannon use against a Chinese government hull would overturn it.

Cite this call

The Cursus Publicus, Call 2026-10-03-04 — recorded 3 Oct 26. https://archive.cursuspublic.us/calls/2026-10-03-04.html