For the first two years of President Donald Trump’s second term, he has arrived at meetings abroad with real leverage to match his bombastic
How Will the Democrats’ New Majority Treat Taiwan?
For the wave of new Democrats now headed to Congress, America’s Taiwan policy won’t be their first priority. It might not be their 20th. By all
Taiwan Fines Startup for Botched Counter-Drone Project
Taiwan’s military has imposed penalties of more than 140 million New Taiwan dollars ($4.3 million) on local defense startup Tron Future for failure to
What a Blue Wave Could Mean for U.S. China Policy
A sweeping victory for Democrats in next Tuesday’s midterm elections, which many forecasters now expect, would make for a contentious two years in
Xi Redoubles Anti-Corruption Efforts at Fifth Plenum
After more than a decade of purges and over a million corruption investigations into his fellow Chinese Communist Party officials, a concerted call
Economic, Demographic Crisis Form One-Two Punch for Chinese Society
The city of Beijing is expected to become a super-aged city by 2035, with more than a third of its population over the age of 60, the state-run
Chinese Car Crash Scheme Targets Taiwanese Comedian Who Mocked Xi
Taiwanese prosecutors on Wednesday charged five people with staging a car crash to injure a comedian who mocked Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平),
U.S. Bans Chinese AI Leader DeepSeek From Government Use
The U.S. government has ordered a ban on the use of DeepSeek by civilian agencies, the Department of Homeland Security announced on Monday. The
Can the TPP Survive Taiwan’s Local Elections?
The engineers who head each day to Hsinchu Science Park to grind out the world’s most advanced AI chips have brought spectacular wealth to the
$14 Billion Arms Sale Still on Hold as Trump and Xi Look to APEC
With a month to go before President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s (習近平) next expected meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
House Report Scrutinizes Webull Financial China Links
Webull Financial, the popular online stock brokerage, has concealed the extent of its corporate and financial links to China, according to a new
Congressman Questions Fed’s Hong Kong Liquidity Arrangement
Congressman John Moolenaar, chairman of the House Select Committee on China, has asked the Federal Reserve to revisit financial arrangements with Hong