With less than a week to go until tariff “liberation day,” U.S. President Trump’s technology strategy might soon come into sharper focus. One
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Tim Cook’s Transpacific Balancing Act
One of the world’s most important diplomats was in Beijing this week attending the China Development Forum: Apple CEO Tim Cook. That Cook’s name is
Facebook Beta-Tested Censorship Tools for China in Taiwan While Espousing a Commitment to Democratic Values
In her new memoir “Careless People,” Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former global public policy director at Facebook, details the shocking compromises the
Trump is Trying to Force a Revival of Chip Manufacturing in the U.S. — Where Does This Leave Taiwan?
After arriving back in Taiwan from his visit to the White House, C.C. Wei (魏哲家), the chief executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company,
What’s in It for Rubio?
It’s been a tough first few weeks for Marco Rubio, at least in the eyes of some. As the U.S. secretary of state, he has had to applaud and enforce
As Trump Pivots to China, India Sits in the Middle
At the start of his second term, one of the first guests U.S. President Donald Trump invited to the White House was Indian Prime Minister Narendra
Will Europe Distance Itself From Taiwan?
Read part one of the series here. To counter U.S. President Donald Trump’s hostility toward Europe, one idea being considered in Brussels is to
Are Taiwanese NGOs Feeling the Freeze?
Following Elon Musk’s slash and burn of U.S. foreign aid spending — which ushered in Donald Trump’s second term — the U.S. “quietly unfroze” about
Does Elbridge Colby Want to Abandon Taiwan?
In an op-ed for Domino Theory published immediately after Trump’s victory in November, I argued that more than anything else, Taiwan needed to know
TSMC’s Big Promise to Trump
Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that his threat to impose tariffs on Taiwanese semiconductor chips was just that — a threat. TSMC CEO C.C. Wei (魏哲家)
Abandonment or a Return to Strategic Ambiguity?
Ever since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election last year, Taiwanese have feared, quietly or out loud, that he will suddenly say without
Should America Stick to Its Guns or Buy New Ones?
New U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the Pentagon to prepare plans to redistribute 8% of the U.S. defense budget next year. Where and how