To help Taiwan residents working on the mainland settle and reduce their living costs, many cities have issued policies that allow compatriots holding a Taiwan residence permit to rent or buy public ...
Taiwan needs a new defence strategy to deal with China
This is Taiwan’s first amphibious warship of such a size, replacing an American one built in 1969. President Tsai Ing-wen praised it as a symbol of Taiwan’s “national defence autonomy”.
Here’s Why Smartphones Could Be More Expensive if Chips Are Made in the US
If the US succeeds in bringing chip production from major foundries like TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company), then the average cost of smartphones could rise across the globe. This is ...
U.S.-China Downward Spiral Raises Fresh Fears of Eventual Conflict
Dueling narratives have brought into sharp focus how the U.S. and China increasingly have a growing distrust of the one another ...
Xi Jinping’s third presidential term means his power in China is uncontested. But big problems lie ahead
Domestically, China faces a challenging recovery from three years of the president's draconian and ham-fisted zero-Covid policy and fragile confidence among consumers and businesses ...
The ‘Southern Semiconductor S Corridor’ And The Role Of Taiwan Industry In US-China Competition
By Christina Lin Following a classified briefing on February 9 with military and intelligence officials, Republican senators reportedly expressed ...
February tax revenue rises 24.6 percent
The government last month collected NT$95.6 billion (US$3.1 billion) in tax revenue, up 24.6 percent from February last year, thanks to more working days that boosted personal income, securities ...
China ‘utterly committed to unification’ with Taiwan, top US intelligence official says
The Chinese Communist Party is committed to pursuing reunification with Taiwan even through force, according to U.S. intelligence community leaders.
China reportedly stole US military technology for its J-20 fighter jet
China ripped off United States military technology to build an advanced high-tech jet fighter, and experts warn that more must be done to protect American weapons information to keep Beijing ...
How manufacturing chips in the US could make smartphones more expensive
President Biden's CHIPS Act is a new form of industrial policy key to future government and tech sector interaction. But one cost may be higher device prices.
Internet outage has Taiwan worried about threat from Chinese sabotage
Taiwan's Matsu islands have been without internet since Chinese boats took out undersea cables a month ago. What if the next time isn’t an accident?
Taiwan government to encourage telecom carriers to adopt more local-made equipment
The Taiwan government will push Taiwan-based telecom carriers to raise the ratio of made-in-Taiwan equipment adoption to 40% for their new 5G base station construction and will form a 5G national team ...
China working to meet 2027 goal to be able to deter US over Taiwan, report says
A US global security report says China is "working to meet its goal of fielding a military by 2027 designed to deter US intervention" in a potential crisis involving Taiwan.
China’s other top leaders bring loyalty to Xi, experience
Six men sit alongside Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the ruling Communist Party’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee, handling major portfolios from propaganda to corruption fighting. All are ...
China Waging Internet War Against Taiwan? Taipei Suspects Chinese Ships Cut Islands’ Internet Cables
Taiwan's government stopped short of calling it a deliberate act on the part of Beijing, and there was no direct evidence to show the Chinese ships were responsible.
Taiwan blames Chinese ships for cut internet cables
Residents of Taiwan's outlying islands near the Chinese coast have been without the internet for the past month.