Semiconductors Taiwan’s vice premier, Cheng Li-chiun (鄭麗君), denied earlier this month that Taiwan agreed to shift half of its U.S.-bound chip
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Taiwan’s Fate Is in Trump’s Hands
When Xi Jinping (習近平) brings up Taiwan at his meeting with Donald Trump on Thursday, the U.S. response must consider one thing: any outcome where the
China Mobilizes Mazu Worship to Promote Unification
In March, two statues of the sea goddess Mazu boarded Xiamen Airlines Flight 881 for a six-day trip to Taiwan. The statues were given boarding passes
Cheng Li-wun Wins KMT Chair Election
In a sweeping victory, outsider Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) has won the leadership election of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT). In a speech at the KMT
Czech Election Raises Concern on Taiwan Ties
Before the recent Czech elections, there were predictions that a win for the populist party ANO and its leader Andrej Babis would be bad for Taiwan,
Taiwan’s Posturing Over Non-Red Supply Chains
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) is reviving the Cold War color code to distinguish between the good and bad sides of the global economy.
Taiwan’s President Needs to Stop Being a Try-Hard
For nearly every world leader, appealing to Trump has been an adjustment. Zelensky put on a suit. Starmer dangled a palace visit. South Korea’s
‘Loyal Friend of Taiwan’ Sanae Takaichi Set to Become Next Japanese Prime Minister
In Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election on October 4, Sanae Takaichi, a conservative former economic security minister, won with
Taiwan’s East Coast No Longer a ‘Strategic Barrier’
Early this summer, 19 former senior U.S., Japanese and Taiwanese officers took part in the highly detailed Taiwan Defense TTX 2025 war game, which
Exclusive: Taiwanese Foreign Minister Made Secret Trip to the Netherlands
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) made a previously undisclosed trip to the Netherlands in September, Domino Theory has
The Taiwanese Foreign Minister’s Secretive Summer
Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) has had a busy few months, going to many countries, including some that senior Taiwanese officials
Time to Get Real(ist)
When Taiwan’s minister of foreign affairs, Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍), wrote an op-ed last week in advance of his trip to New York for meetings on the











