When U.S. President Joe Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) on the sidelines of APEC on Saturday, observers guessed that Xi was really
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Taiwan Tech Update: October-November 2024
This roundup details TSMC’s compliance issue with U.S. chip sanctions on China and Elon Musk being asked to disable Starlink services over Taiwan by
Should Taiwanese Companies Stop Buying Russian Coal?
Should Taiwanese companies stop buying more Russian coal? Taiwan is the fifth-largest importer of Russian coal since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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
Rubio Is Good News for Taiwan, if MAGA Doesn’t Get in the Way
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio would be the first Secretary of State to be sanctioned by China (twice). Having served on the Senate Foreign Affairs East
Japanese Political Realignment Unlikely to Affect Taiwan Ties
In a shocking result last month, new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba lost the snap election he had called. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
What Should Taiwan Do Now Trump Has Won?
In December 2016, as the dust settled on what was then a shocking Donald Trump victory, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) picked up the phone and
Will Trump Spell Trouble for Taiwanese Chips?
In typical Donald Trump fashion, it is difficult to predict exactly what approach the president-elect will take to the chip industry. During
What Does Trump’s Win Mean for Taiwan?
As the reactions rolled in to Trump’s victory in the U.S. election, many election night viewers worried his unilateral and isolationist tendencies in
Japan Loads Up Its Long-Range Strike Holster in the Indo-Pacific
Late last month news broke of the timetable for Japan to test its new long-range missile. Naval News reports that the island defense anti-ship missile
Taiwan Caught in the Crossfire: A Paradox Between Sanctions and Profit
A report on Taiwan’s continued trade with Russia conducted by The Insider and The Reporter, investigative news sites from Russia and Taiwan, became a
Is Sovereign AI Anti-Democratic or the Key to Securing Taiwan’s Democracy?
Yuh-Jye Lee (李育杰), the initiator of Taiwan’s Trustworthy AI Dialogue Engine, or TAIDE, hadn’t heard the term “sovereign AI” until Nvidia’s Jensen