For several years now, there has been much discussion about Taiwan’s “arms sales backlog.” For some, the backlog is the U.S.’s fault and is the reason
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Facing Increasing Chinese Dominance in Mature Chips, U.S. Searches for a Path Forward
With less than a week to go until tariff “liberation day,” U.S. President Trump’s technology strategy might soon come into sharper focus. One
Taiwan’s Space Ambitions Take Off With Launch Site Announcement
Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Council announced the location of the national launch site on March 26. The launch site will be Taiwan’s
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
Does Elbridge Colby Want to Abandon Taiwan?
In an op-ed for Domino Theory published immediately after Trump’s victory in November, I argued that more than anything else, Taiwan needed to know
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)
Why Is Taiwan Cutting Defense Spending?
People in Taiwan have been worried ever since Donald Trump first said that Taiwan stole America’s chips industry and should pay the U.S. for
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
Where Did Strange Numbers About China’s New Jet Come From?
On December 26, images and videos appeared online of a jet flying over Shenyang in China. It had two engines, an unusual swept back wing and seemingly
China’s Coal Economy Changes Shape
The driving force behind carbon emissions in China is changing. Previously, when China’s coal usage surged in the early 2000s, it correlated with
David Perdue an Unremarkable Choice for China Ambassador
Trump has picked David Perdue to be the U.S.’s next Ambassador to China. Perdue was a senator from Georgia between 2015 and 2021, serving on the
Mike Waltz’s Commitment to Taiwan Was Loud but Brief
Representative Mike Waltz has gained the reputation of being an outspoken China hawk during his relatively short political career. As Trump’s pick for