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Taiwan

  • Monday, 5 January, 2026
    Gideon Rachman
    Venezuela and the trouble with the Donroe doctrine

    A world order built around great power spheres of influence is a recipe for instability and conflict

    Eagle-shaped weathervane pointing west and dragon-shaped weathervane pointing east, both silhouetted against a sunrise or sunset.
  • Tuesday, 30 December, 2025
    China steps up Taiwan military drills with live-fire exercises

    Donald Trump dismisses concerns about PLA activity simulating maritime blockade

    A military truck-mounted rocket launcher fires a missile during live-fire drills, with flames and smoke visible near a wooded area.
  • Monday, 29 December, 2025
    Chinese military
    China launches military drills around Taiwan

    ‘Justice Mission 2025’ exercises to test US response after largest arms sale to Taipei

    A Chinese military ship fires a weapon during drills at sea, with a visible burst of flame from the gun
  • Thursday, 18 December, 2025
    US foreign policy
    US approves $11bn arms sale to Taiwan

    Largest weapons package of its kind threatens to undo thaw following Trump’s trade truce with Beijing

    Taiwanese soldiers in camouflage uniforms carry artillery rounds past armoured vehicles during a live-fire military drill
  • Thursday, 11 December, 2025
    Industrial espionage
    Taiwan probes leaks of vital chip technology

    Close allies among those targeted in bid to protect semiconductor sector that is backbone of economy

    People holding umbrellas walk down steps beside a large red TSMC sign at the company's headquarters
  • Friday, 5 December, 2025
    Taiwan bans one of China’s most popular social media apps

    Move against Xiaohongshu over online scams, amid concerns over Beijing’s influence campaigns

    A hand holds a smartphone displaying the Xiaohongshu app, with posts referencing TikTok refugees visible on the screen.
  • Tuesday, 2 December, 2025
    News in-depth
    Taiwan’s AI boom leaves traditional manufacturers trailing

    Diverging fortunes of technology and other sectors spark concern despite rapid growth in GDP

    Female workers in blue uniforms packing bathroom fittings at assembly tables inside a factory in Taiwan.
  • Friday, 28 November, 2025
    Taiwan’s economy roars ahead on back of AI demand

    Growth forecast for 2025 raised to 7.37%, the fastest rate in 15 years

    A humanoid robot with articulated arms interacts with a display table as a man observes during Hon Hai Tech Day in Taipei.
  • Wednesday, 26 November, 2025
    Taiwan to spend $40bn on weapons to counter China

    Largest special defence budget in 30 years aims to persuade Donald Trump of willingness to pay more for security

    Lai Ching-te clasping his hands and looking upward during a news conference
  • Tuesday, 25 November, 2025
    Japanese politics & policy
    Japan’s Takaichi says Trump called after speaking with Xi

    Prime minister says leaders discussed Indo-Pacific ‘challenges’ amid tensions over Taiwan between Tokyo and Beijing

    Sanae Takaichi speaks, her expression serious, after a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump.
  • Friday, 21 November, 2025
    Taiwan minister says US will not put ‘punishing’ tariffs on chip sector

    Tech official says Taipei willing to share lessons from its world-leading industrial model under trade deal

    Wu Cheng-wen speaks into a microphone while seated,
  • Tuesday, 11 November, 2025
    News in-depth
    Taiwan hails rare flurry of overseas outreach despite China protests

    Former president and foreign ministers have made trips to Europe as other nations handle contacts more flexibly

    Tsai Ing-wen speaking at the Berlin Freedom Conference
  • Monday, 27 October, 2025
    Gideon Rachman
    Trump, Xi and the danger for Taiwan

    The US president has unnerved Taiwan. But the island can still resist Beijing

    Ann Kiernan illustration of a wolf in sheep’s clothing standing on the flag of Taiwan
  • Thursday, 23 October, 2025
    News in-depth
    Taiwan’s new opposition leader risks US ire with soft tone on China

    Cheng Li-wun’s surprise election as leader of the KMT party is also likely to widen domestic political divisions

    Cheng Li-wun speaks into a microphone and gestures with her hand in front of a large framed portrait of late Chinese leader Sun Yat-sen.
  • Thursday, 16 October, 2025
    Rachman Review podcast30 min listen
    Taiwan under threat: how strong are its defences?

    China wants unification but a cross-strait invasion would be risky

  • Friday, 10 October, 2025
    Taiwan accelerates ‘T-dome’ missile plan against China threat

    President Lai Ching-te says ‘safety net’ would include high-altitude detection and interception capabilities

    Lai Ching-te raises his fist while speaking at a podium during Taiwan's National Day celebration
  • Wednesday, 1 October, 2025
    Taiwan becomes largest importer of Russian naphtha

    Surge in purchases of oil product for tech manufacturing raise economic security fears

    The ZapSibNeftekhim petrochemical complex in Russia
  • Thursday, 25 September, 2025
    Taiwan backtracks on chip export curbs to South Africa after China spat

    Ban would have made unprecedented use of island nation’s technological dominance for diplomatic retaliation

    The TSMC logo in red letters displayed on a lit background with a silhouetted person passing in front.
  • Wednesday, 24 September, 2025
    Extreme weather
    Typhoon Ragasa races towards Chinese coast as death toll climbs

    Storm leaves more than a dozen dead in Taiwan and Philippines and batters Hong Kong while millions are evacuated in Guangdong

    Waves crash over a promenade in heavy rain as a person in a rain poncho walks by, with high-rise buildings visible through the storm
  • Thursday, 11 September, 2025
    #techAsia
    Taiwan’s cable concerns and Apple’s AI issues

    The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

    Premium content
    Two iPhone 16 devices on display, each screen showing the message “Hello, Apple Intelligence”
  • Friday, 5 September, 2025
    News in-depth
    Fear of China denies Taiwan film businesses a ‘Zero Day’ payout

    Hit war drama highlights reluctance to risk access to vast Chinese movie market by upsetting Beijing

    A young man with a distressed expression points a handgun forward, mouth open as if shouting, with a red banner in the background.
  • Thursday, 4 September, 2025
    US and Taiwanese defence officials held secret talks in Alaska

    Discussions came after a planned higher-level meeting with island’s defence minister was cancelled by Washington

    Jed Royal, the Pentagon’s top Indo-Pacific official
  • Monday, 1 September, 2025
    News in-depthChinese foreign policy
    Xi outlines China’s ambition to reshape world order in showpiece summit

    Shock-and-awe ‘victory day’ military parade this week seeks to recast second world war narrative

    Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi, and Xi Jinping talk together in close conversation before the SCO summit.
  • Wednesday, 27 August, 2025
    US foreign policy
    Pentagon unit steps up tech ties with allies to counter China

    US preparing to place officials in countries including Taiwan and Japan

    Spectators wave Chinese flags as a DF-41 nuclear ballistic missile passes by, flanked by uniformed guards during a military parade.
  • Friday, 22 August, 2025
    News in-depth
    Taiwan weighs return to nuclear power amid AI surge and China fears

    Referendum on restarting 40-year-old plant comes as energy security concerns and electricity costs grow

    Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant
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