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Beijing says it is “gravely concerned.” Just before midnight on Friday, President Donald Trump gave the greenlight for “Operation Absolute Resolve”
Taiwan Tech Update: January 2, 2025
Semiconductors Taiwanese semiconductor powerhouse TSMC began mass-producing 2-nanometer chips — its most advanced chips to date — in the fourth
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The Chinese military announced Monday that it would conduct a series of Justice Mission 2025 live-fire drills around Taiwan. China’s army, navy, air
TikTok Signs Deal to Sell U.S. Entity
The many months of uncertainty about TikTok’s fate in the U.S. seems to be coming to a close. Axios is reporting that TikTok CEO Shou Chew sent a memo
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Last spring Taiwan shut down its last remaining nuclear reactor at the Maanshan power plant, finally achieving the “nuclear-free homeland” that the
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No one is quite sure yet what exactly the fire at Wang Fuk Court has revealed about Hong Kong’s political system. Chinese media has decried the
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Read the first article in this series to learn about the erosion of local accountability in Tai Po in the absence of a democratically elected district
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In the aftermath of the Wang Fuk Court fire, Hong Kong’s deadliest in decades, the Chinese authorities have warned citizens not to speak about the
Cardinal Zen Appeals Conviction in Charity Trial
A 93-year-old Catholic cardinal, an academic, a Cantopop singer and two former lawmakers sought justice at an appellate court in Hong Kong last
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On March 18, the contractor performing renovations on the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex in Hong Kong sent a cease-and-desist letter to residents
Taiwan Tech Update: December 1, 2025
Semiconductors Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC had somewhat of a tumultuous month in November. Taiwan prosecutors initiated a probe into former