It’s August 23, 2026. Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te (賴清德), is in a plane flying across the strait to the small island of Kinmen, just a couple of
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Taiwan Defense Special Budget: Where Next
Taiwan’s opposition parties passed a special defense budget on Friday. Initial reactions were predictably polarized. But now that the dust has
Taiwan High-Speed Rail Breach Reveals Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities
Taiwan faces relentless cyber pressure, with China-linked actors launching 2.63 million intrusion attempts against Taiwan’s critical infrastructure
Taiwan’s Legislature Passes Reduced Special Defense Budget
Taiwan’s opposition-dominated legislature on Friday approved a special defense budget worth 780 billion New Taiwan dollars ($24.8 billion), rejecting
Ukraine and Iran Show Taiwan Needs More Drones, Says Pottinger
Taiwan can take some confidence from lessons from Ukraine and Iran, former Deputy National Security Advisor Matt Pottinger said in Taipei on
Taiwan Opposition Offers Little Ground on Defense Spending Ahead of Friday’s Vote
Taiwan’s opposition parties on Friday jointly proposed a $780 billion New Taiwan dollar ($24.8 billion) defense procurement bill that competes with
Taiwan Defense Budget Deadlock Continues Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit
Taiwan’s legislature emerged from its fourth round of cross-party defense budget negotiations on Wednesday without any substantive progress toward a
Taiwan Technology Update: May 6, 2026
Semiconductors, AI and Quantum Taiwan’s chip sector continues to thrive despite disruptions related to the Iran war. TSMC reported a 58%
More Questions Emerge Over Lai’s Cancelled Eswatini Excursion
More than a week after Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) cancelled a planned visit to Eswatini because three Indian Ocean countries on his route
Tough Lessons for Taiwan From Iran
Iran’s experience fighting against a great power offers lessons for Taiwan, but they won’t be easy to learn. Much of the analysis of what Taiwan
Former TSMC Engineer Gets 10 Years for Chip Secrets Theft
A court in Taiwan sentenced Chen Li-ming (陳力銘), a former TSMC employee, to 10 years in prison for leaking corporate secrets on Monday. The case marks
Taiwan Is Running Out of Children
By many measures, life is good in Taiwan. People here enjoy democracy, affordable healthcare, excellent public transportation, a thriving tech economy