Three Black Plague mass burial trenches. A Cistercian monastery. The British army’s weapons store. The Royal Mint. And now, a Chinese
TADTE Day 3: Live Updates From Taiwan’s Premier Defense Exhibition
The Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition, or TADTE, will run through Saturday. Defense companies from Taiwan and around the world are
Chiang Kai Shek and the Politics of Memory in Taiwan
The number of days Taiwan has lived in democracy just surpassed the number of days it existed under martial law. On Tuesday at midnight, a group
Taiwan Tech Update: August-September 2025
Semiconductors U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20% reciprocal tariff on Taiwanese goods went into effect on August 7. Taiwan clarified that
Why the U.K. Shouldn’t Be Looking for Answers to Its Economic Woes in China
The U.K. government has a new catch-phrase for its China policy: “Not engaging with China is no choice at all.” When U.K. Foreign Minister David Lammy
Can Nuclear Power Save Taiwan?
At two of Taiwan’s most popular beaches, sunbathers relax in the shadow of decommissioned reactors. Nuclear power once contributed more than half of
Is China Invading Taiwan in 2027?
China invaded Taiwan on Saturday night — on screen. Specifically, on “Zero Day Attack,” the buzzy new television show that explores the prospect of a
Lai and the DPP to Face an Uphill Battle With U.S. Tariff Deal Following Recall Failure
On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 20% reciprocal tariff on Taiwanese goods. Taiwan’s presidential office has clarified that this
Post-Mortem on Taiwan’s Mass KMT Recall Campaigns Begins
Zero. Not even one. Yesterday, none of the 24 Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators facing recall were successfully ousted. This is a
Trump’s Plan to Uphold Free Speech in AI Is Self-Defeating
On Wednesday U.S. President Donald Trump finally released the Artificial Intelligence Action Plan. While the plan’s various components should each be
Air Raid Shelters Locked and Unused During Taipei Drill
In an air raid shelter in Taipei, civilians crouched in place, their hands over their heads and their mouths open in case of a pressure wave from a
Is Apple Taking a Page Out of Its China Playbook?
Apple has stumbled in its rollout of Apple Intelligence and is now in talks with OpenAI and Anthropic about powering Siri with either ChatGPT or