Read part one of the series here. To counter U.S. President Donald Trump’s hostility toward Europe, one idea being considered in Brussels is to
Europe Tempted by Closer Relations With China Following Trump’s Hostility, but Barriers to Cooperation Persist
Read part two of the series here. While U.S. Vice President JD Vance left Europe reeling at the Munich Security Conference last month, Chinese
Are Taiwanese NGOs Feeling the Freeze?
Following Elon Musk’s slash and burn of U.S. foreign aid spending — which ushered in Donald Trump’s second term — the U.S. “quietly unfroze” about
TSMC’s Big Promise to Trump
Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that his threat to impose tariffs on Taiwanese semiconductor chips was just that — a threat. TSMC CEO C.C. Wei (魏哲家)
Trump and Xi Rally the Tech Bros
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) have gathered their tech posses. Xi convened his group of powerful men in tech
Trump’s ‘Human Flourishing’ vs. Xi’s ‘Community of Shared Destiny’
DeepSeek’s release last month puts into question American leadership in artificial intelligence, with many claiming that it was a “Sputnik moment” for
Trump Unlikely to Make a Big Splash With China Trade Deal Any Time Soon
Trump’s imposition of 10% tariffs on Chinese goods shows that Trump wants to play ball. While these initial tariffs are linked to stymying the
The Economic Impact of Censorship in China
Read part one and part two. DeepSeek is the latest Chinese success to lead to renewed discussion in the U.S. about the efficacy of China’s
DeepSeek and the China Threat
DeepSeek rocked the world when it was released a couple of weeks ago. A variety of reactions to the app, some curiously tepid and others predictably
How Will Taiwan Respond to the U.S.’s Banning of TikTok?
A U.S. law banning TikTok passed with significant bipartisan support, going into effect last week. TikTok poses similar concerns about Chinese data
What Does Trump’s Expansionism Mean for U.S. Support of Taiwan?
President Donald Trump believes he has the right to buy Greenland and “take” the Panama Canal (possibly by force). What might he think about China’s
China’s Restrictive Data Regime Forecloses Opportunities for Economic Growth
Read part one and part three. China’s data regime has been lurking in the news this week following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the