Chinese state media gave a response to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegeseth’s Shangri-La Dialogue speech that was swift and loud. But the Chinese
The Slow Boil: Stories of Hong Kongers in Exile
Read parts two and three. In early fall 2020, Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui (許智峯) made preparations to fly to the Netherlands for a work trip at the
Malaysia’s Retraction of Support for Huawei-Powered Sovereign AI Project Reveals an Upside of Trump’s Technology Policy
Last week, a Malaysian official announced the first ever deployment of DeepSeek and Huawei Ascend-powered AI servers at a national scale outside of
China Says, Are You Sure ‘We Are Never Ever Ever Getting Back Together’?
Clad in a spiked, floor-to-ceiling maroon gown made of 270 meters of curtain fabric, Lady Gaga emerged onto the stage of Singapore’s National Stadium
Jensen Huang: A Friend to All Is a Friend to None?
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang made a cinematic entrance at the Computex AI exhibition yesterday as he jogged onto the stage of the Taipei Music
Has the Milk Tea Alliance Spoiled?
Five years ago, netizens in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand and later, Myanmar, converged over internet drama and a love of milk tea. The result was an
Pope Leo: A Typical American China Hawk?
During “sede vacante,” the period between Pope Francis’ death and the election of Pope Leo XIV, Beijing took the opportunity to show the world who is
Does Trump’s 100% Movie Tariff Make China’s Heavy-Handed Censorship Look Reasonable?
When Trump proposed a 100% tariff on movies from “foreign lands” last weekend, one X user said, “Why not, China does it!” It’s true that
Are KMT Supporters in Taipei Switching Sides?
Scores of elder Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) supporters in Taipei’s Daan District have signed a petition to recall the district’s KMT legislator,
Is Trump Turning on His Band of Tech Bros?
According to a recent report by Axios, Vice President JD Vance is set to play a key role in regulating big tech, a cornerstone of President Donald
What Pope Francis’ Death Means for Vatican-China Relations
White smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney will signal that a new Pope has been chosen. It might also mean a new era for Vatican-China
How Taiwan Gives Humanitarian Aid as a Rich but Politically Isolated Country
Read the first part about the impact of USAID cuts on Taiwan’s ability to project soft power here. When a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar late