Taiwan counts ‘recall vote’ targeting 24 opposition lawmakers

Taiwan began counting the highly watched “recall vote” targeting 24 opposition Kuomintang (KMT) lawmakers and a suspended mayor began Saturday, local media reported. Polls opened at 8 am local time (0000GMT), with long lines reported at stations across the island, and closed at 4 pm local time (0800GMT), according to Focus Taiwan.

Experts urge US-Taipei chip cooperation

Non-resident DSET fellow Ho Ming-yen (何明彥) said that the way democracies impose precise semiconductor export controls on China — particularly on raw materials used in mature chip production — would be ...