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Proponents of looser restrictions on the trade of high-end semiconductors got two pieces of good news last week, as the U.S. and China reckon with how
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China successfully landed the first stage of an orbital rocket for the first time on July 10, marking a great leap forward in the country’s space
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Taiwan’s partners often call for things to stay the same around Taiwan. “We reiterate our opposition to any unilateral change to the status
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On Tuesday, Senator Tammy Duckworth had lunch with Taiwan’s vice president, Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴), as part of the U.S. lawmaker’s three-day visit to
Why Taiwan Is Treating Drug Smuggling as a Security Threat
Taiwan said it investigated 399 drug smuggling cases in the first half of the year and seized more than 20 tons of illegal drugs and precursor
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The proportion of people in Taiwan who reject Beijing’s “one China” principle as a precondition for political negotiations across the Taiwan Strait
Taiwan Tech Update: July 6, 2026
Semiconductors and Artificial Intelligence June was a busy month for Taiwanese tech diplomacy. Taiwanese startup NunoX Tech, which makes
Taiwan’s Main Opposition Party Faces an Identity Crisis
Taiwan’s main opposition Chinese Nationalist Party, or KMT, is facing a trust issue in Washington, as an internal rift widens between its pro-China
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May’s summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平) plodded along for two days of empty photo ops. Then, once the summit
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China released Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri (金明日) on Friday, in a surprise move that came less than two months after President Donald Trump raised his case
Taiwan Kicks Off New Round of Drone Funding Fights
When Taiwan’s opposition-led legislature passed a reduced version of the government’s special defense spending package last month, it omitted funding