This roundup details the impact of the April 3 earthquake on Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, efforts to create an AI language model without perceived
Skunk Works: How the U.S. Achieved the Technological Innovation that Helped Win the Cold War
In the last year, the annual number of international patents filed from China has surpassed those filed from the U.S. Not only that, but Chinese
Taiwan Diplomacy Power Rankings: March 29, 2024
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Notes of Reticence Remain Among U.S. Partners in the Indo-Pacific
A key plank in the U.S.’s hawkish approach to China is building up partnerships around the Indo-Pacific. Notably this involves the Quadrilateral
Taiwan Tech Update, March 2024
This month’s column details Taiwan’s ongoing attempts to build a homegrown quantum computer, plans to build a launch center for rockets, a forecast of
Taiwan’s Space Industry: A Big Opportunity, Despite One Major Limitation
Last month, Taiwan’s National Central University (NCU) handed over its Deep Space Radiation Probe to the Japanese company ispace Inc, ready for it to
Taiwan Diplomacy Power Rankings: March 13, 2024
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The Successes and Limits of ‘Taiwan Can Help’ Health Diplomacy
The “Taiwan Can Help” campaign during COVID-19 is widely cited as a major diplomacy success for Taiwan. Its provision of large amounts of personal
Would the Quad Play Any Role in Potential Conflict Over Taiwan?
In the wake of the U.S. Congress passing the “Strengthening the Quad Act” last month, one of the most striking things about the Quadrilateral Security
How Does Organized Crime in Taiwan Compare to the 1990s? Part One: Business
A follow-up article on organized crime in Taiwanese politics can be read here. An owner of a medium-sized vegetable distribution company in New
Taiwan Diplomacy Power Rankings
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Where Taiwan’s Relationship With Europe Goes From Here
In the days before the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) Han Kou-yu (韓國瑜) was elected as speaker of Taiwan’s 11th Legislative Yuan, some warned that