Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Saturday that "reunification" with Taiwan must and will be realised and that this accords with the basic interests of Taiwan's people. ( read original story ...)
Overnight Defense & National Security — China tells US to keep troops out of Taiwan
It's Friday, welcome to Overnight Defense & National Security, your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. Subscribe here: thehill.com/newsletter-signup. ( read original story ...)
Is Defending Taiwan Worth the Risk?
Chinese incursions and U.S. training of Taiwanese forces raise the specter of war. Is it a conflict the United States can handle? ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi to Make Fresh Appeal to Taiwan Amid Pressure Campaign
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to make a new overture to Taiwan, days after sending a record number of warplanes near the island as part of a yearslong pressure campaign against its ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung profit climbs on chips, pricey phones
Samsung Electronics Co’s operating profit rose more than 25 percent thanks to rising prices for semiconductors and surprisingly strong demand for its pricey foldable smartphones. South Korea’s largest ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei-Beijing dialogue mechanism needed: legislators
Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) legislators yesterday urged the government to create a mechanism to negotiate with Beijing after 150 Chinese warplanes entered the nation’s air defense identification zone ... ( read original story ...)
China ‘fully able’ to invade Taiwan by 2025, Taipei defense chief says amid worst tensions in 40 years
Taiwanese defense minister Chiu Kuo-cheng believes China will be able to launch a “full-scale” invasion of Taiwan by 2025, noting that current tensions are the “toughest” he has seen in over four ... ( read original story ...)
China sends dozens of jets into Taiwan’s defence zone
Jacinda Ardern abandons Covid-zero strategy. Singapore’s foreign interference law labelled Kafkaesque. Pandora Papers reveal Czech PM’s chateau and the property portfolios of wealthy world leaders. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Semiconductor Is a Long-Term Investment But I Do Trade It
The global shortage of all kinds of semiconductor chips is not only ongoing, it appears to get worse. Average lead times (time elapsed from order placement till delivery) for the industry in aggregate ... ( read original story ...)
Could Taiwan defend itself against Chinese invasion?
The first physical sign of an invasion would be the lights going out. A cyberattack, hitting every power station to cripple Taiwan’s ability to defend itself, ... ( read original story ...)
Nearly 150 Chinese planes breach Taiwan airspace over 4 days; tension between two nations worst in 40 yrs
Tension between Beijing and Taipei has escalated manifold after nearly 150 Chinese military aircraft breached the airspace of Taiwan over a period of four days ... ( read original story ...)
Acer Reports Q3 2021 Preliminary Consolidated Revenues at NT$81.13 Billion, the Highest Q3 in Seven Years
Acer Inc. (TWSE: 2353) announced its consolidated revenues for September at NT$27.93 billion, and for year-to-September at NT$232.47 billion with 19.5% year-on-year (YoY) growth. Preliminary ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Exports Surge to Record, Defying Predictions of Slowdown
Taiwan’s exports grew faster than even the most bullish economist forecast last month, fueled by ongoing global demand for semiconductors. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan 20 Startups proclaimed by MedTech Conference 2021
Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), announced today at Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA) that the MoST leading 20 tech startup companies to attend the MedTech Conference 2021 in DC, USA, ... ( read original story ...)
EXPLAINER: How China flights near Taiwan inflame tensions
A recent spate of Chinese military flights off southwestern Taiwan has prompted alarm from the island, which Beijing claims as its own, and is increasing tensions in a region already on edge. The ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s top memory chipmaker lowers outlook as supply chain woes bite
Taiwan's top memory chipmaker Nanya Technology on Friday lowered the outlook for its business through early next year, in a sign that the global chip shortage and pandemic-fueled lockdowns in ... ( read original story ...)