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The world has witnessed a complex tapestry of economic and technological dynamics between the United States and China, with 2023 marking a period of
Time to Face the Money? President-Elect Lai Under Pressure to Fix Taiwan’s Economy
Taiwan’s January election results indicate an appetite for change. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lost its majority in the legislature and
Hong Kong’s Economic Quagmire Continues
Hong Kong’s economy enjoyed a cyclical rebound in 2023. But wounds from COVID-19 policies, external headwinds from decelerating Chinese growth and
Taiwan’s Slowing Growth and National Security
Taiwan’s GDP growth declined to 1.4 percent in 2023, down from 2.6 percent the previous year and 6.6 percent in 2021. The economic slowdown raises
Semiconductor Sanctions: What Does the U.S. Mean by ‘National Security Risks’?
When the U.S. updated its export controls on semiconductors at the end of October, the Bureau of Industry and Security document contained the phrase
Surveillance Coins and Hong Kong’s Pivot to Post-FTX Crypto
On November 2, 2023, in a Manhattan federal court, a gentleman named Samuel Bankman-Fried was convicted on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy
China’s Local Government Credit Dilemma
China’s economic growth “miracle” has begun to be overshadowed by an evolving fiscal challenge. The depletion of local governments’ credit capacity
Can Vietnam Become the Next Asian Tiger?
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and rising U.S.-China trade tensions, Vietnam leapfrogged South Korea to become the United States’ sixth-largest trade
Australia’s Trade Access Agenda Should Take Advantage of Taiwan
Even as the chokehold of Beijing’s economic coercion loosens, trade diversification remains the mantra in Canberra. The Anthony Albanese government
China’s Unspoken Deflation Challenge
China’s economy has been hit by a series of bad news. Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China indicated a year-on-year decrease of
At Ten Years of Age, China’s Belt and Road Hits the Crossroads. Hard
World leader attendance at the Belt and Road Initiative’s (BRI) third international forum is down over 30 percent on its second forum in 2019. As