TikTok’s American spinoff, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, has finally been established after years in limbo. TikTok users do not have to download a
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Taiwan People’s Party Chair Leads Delegation to Washington
A delegation led by Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌), the opposition Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) chair, left Taipei on January 11, heading to Washington to meet
Don’t Let Willingness to Fight Polls Mislead You About Taiwan’s Resolve
Russia underestimated Ukraine’s willingness to fight in 2022. This was in part due to public opinion polls that were conducted covertly for Russian
No, Trump Didn’t Say Xi Can Invade Taiwan
U.S. President Donald Trump said that Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) “considers [Taiwan] to be a part of China, and that’s up to him what he’s
Venezuela-Style Decapitation Strike Won’t Work on Taiwan
Beijing says it is “gravely concerned.” Just before midnight on Friday, President Donald Trump gave the greenlight for “Operation Absolute Resolve”
TikTok Signs Deal to Sell U.S. Entity
The many months of uncertainty about TikTok’s fate in the U.S. seems to be coming to a close. Axios is reporting that TikTok CEO Shou Chew sent a memo
Trump Approves Massive $11 Billion Arms Sale to Taiwan
The U.S. announced weapons sales to Taiwan on Wednesday totalling $11.1 billion. The State Department approved eight different packages: 82
Joint Drone Program Highlights Taiwan Provisions in New U.S. Defense Bill
For years, defense experts have called on Taiwan to ramp up its drone production to prepare for a Chinese invasion. The island’s government has made
The Trump Administration’s Nvidia Chip Deal Doesn’t Make Sense
If the Trump administration’s primary objective were to make Chinese companies reliant on the American tech stack, then it would allow Nvidia to
Xi Calls Trump to Rein in Japan
Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平) and U.S. President Donald Trump held an unexpected phone call on Monday. They discussed a range of issues including
Hasan Piker Markets the Chinese Communist Party to His Millions of Followers
Hasan Piker is normally an impulsive, off-the-cuff speaker. He has to be, given that he livestreams his political commentary every day for upwards of
Why the Latest U.S.-China Trade Agreement Might Hold … For Now
In late September, the expiration date on U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff pause was still more than a month away. U.S. investors had just