Fourteen days before Taiwan’s 2028 presidential election, the polling blackout begins and the pro-Beijing and anti-Beijing camps are deadlocked. Meanwhile, Japan’s Self-Defense Forces recover an uncrewed submarine—war clouds gather. At home, the election unfolds under the shadow of PLA drills, plunging the island into turmoil. Abroad, a U.S. aircraft carrier is redeployed; Japan discovers the sub is part of a covert PLA deployment, and the PLA is poised to land on Taiwan. With U.S. and Japanese assistance hamstrung and domestic politics in disarray, President WANG Ming-fang, seeking re-election, becomes the last line of defense against the advancing PLA forces…