Taiwan

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, right, meets with a member of the Baltic delegation Nov. 29. (Photo courtesy of the Taiwan Presidential Office)
International relations

Taiwan's Tsai hosts Baltic lawmakers, seeking closer cooperation

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have no diplomatic relations with the island

30 November 2021
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang hosts Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in October 2019: The small Pacific island state switched diplomatic ties to Beijing away from Taiwan that year.
International relations

Solomon Islands unrest magnifies Pacific unease over China ties

Calm returns but perceptions of 'checkbook diplomacy on steroids' persist

29 November 2021
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. this month said it will build a new factory in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung.
Semiconductors

Taiwan chip production on track for record in 2021, even bigger 2022

Taipei and TSMC urge Japanese investment in island's semiconductor supply chain

26 November 2021
Washington and Beijing are trying to arrange a telephone or online meeting of top defense officials by Christmas.
US-China tensions

U.S. aims for year-end defense talks with top China officials

Superpowers agree to avoid unintended clashes over Taiwan, in South China Sea

25 November 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden remains at odds with China and Russia, as he invites 110 other participants, including Taiwan, to join his "Summit for Democracy."
US-China tensions

U.S. invites Taiwan to first 'democracy summit,' angering China

Beijing and Moscow left out of Biden's guest list of 110

24 November 2021
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi agreed with his Chinese counterpart that the two countries should stabilize relations and promote economic and people-to-people exchanges. (Pool photo)
19 November 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in New Hampshire on Nov. 16. Taiwan "makes its own decisions," he said that day.
International relations

Gaffe or warning? Biden remarks on Taiwan keep the world guessing

U.S. leader makes 'independence' comment and walks it back, a day after meeting with Xi

19 November 2021
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen inspects the island's fleet of F-16 fighters on Nov. 18. (Photo courtesy of Taiwan's presidential office)
Politics

Taiwan upgrades F-16 fighters with U.S. stealth-busting radar

Retrofit project underway despite China's objections

19 November 2021
Xi Jinping is halfway to his goal of overtaking Deng Xiaoping, a leader who clashed with Xi's father and gained veneration for enriching China. (Nikkei montage/Reuters)
China up close

Analysis: Xi's need to overtake Deng poses big risk for Taiwan

Unification would cement his legacy. Does he have a timeline?

18 November 2021
Experts say that this week's summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping may temporarily help ease tensions over Taiwan, which is led by Tsai Ing-wen. (Source photos by AP and Reuters) 
US-China tensions

Biden-Xi summit offers brief respite for Taiwan tensions

Beijing likely reassured that U.S. president said he doesn't support independence

17 November 2021
Activists holding sunflowers take part in a gathering in Taipei in April 2014: we should unleash the power inherent in the crowdsourcing of democracy.
Opinion

How Taiwan's digital democracy can help Asia thrive

Crowdsourcing for an inclusive and resilient Indo-Pacific

16 November 2021
A containership at a port in a Shenzhen free trade zone: APEC's joint statement called trade a "pillar for the development and future prosperity of all our people."
International relations

At APEC, Xi vows to open China as Taiwan promotes CPTPP bid

Biden raises U.S. engagement while grouping seeks trade-led COVID recovery

13 November 2021
Foxconn bucked the declining earnings trend among contract electronics assemblers in the July to September period, reporting a net profit of $1.32 billion on Nov. 12
Technology

Foxconn 'cautious' on 2022 outlook as global chip crunch lingers

Key iPhone assembler buck industry trend to log record Q3 earnings

12 November 2021
China's President Xi Jinpin, left, and Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen. (Source photos by AP and Reuters) 
Comment

Asia must examine costs of involvement if China invades Taiwan

Cool analysis of consequences needed for countries to make correct moves

12 November 2021
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks to an avatar of himself during a live-streamed virtual and augmented reality conference to announce the rebrand of Facebook as Meta.
Technology

Into the Metaverse: 5 things to know about tech's latest buzzword

Virtual reality on steroids: Attend concerts with friends in other countries

11 November 2021
The U.S. has sent several delegations to Taiwan this year. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks with former U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd and other visiting Americans at the presidential office in Taipei on April 15.
US-China tensions

China slams U.S. lawmakers' trip to Taiwan on military aircraft

Beijing conducts 'combat readiness patrol' as cross-strait tensions grow

11 November 2021
Taiwanese Air Force F-16 fighter jet in foreground flies on the flank of Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force H-6 bomber as it passes near Taiwan in February 2020.
Opinion

Taiwan is safe until at least 2027, but with one big caveat

China is not ready to attack island territory

10 November 2021
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama speaks from his home in India during an online press conference on Wednesday. (Screenshot from FCCJ Youtube)
International relations

Dalai Lama says China can learn a lot from Taiwan

Relations between Beijing and Taipei 'delicate,' spiritual leader says

10 November 2021
A Renesas Electronics plant in China: The Japanese chipmaker left out detailed customer data from its disclosure to the U.S. Commerce Department.
Semiconductors

Samsung, Renesas partially meet U.S. call for chip supply chain data

More Asian chipmakers join TSMC in keeping detailed client info under wraps

10 November 2021
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan. TSMC announced in October that it would build its first Japanese factory.
Semiconductors

Japan starts laying legal groundwork for TSMC subsidy

Production requirement weighed to help offset future shortages

8 November 2021
Chinese soldiers practice marching in formation. Beijing is struggling to recruit members for the military.
Politics

Xi expands wartime mobilization powers as Taiwan tensions rise

Rules allow swift recruitment of civilians, bypassing legislative procedures

6 November 2021
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday that she will seek support for its bid to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership when she attends a meeting of economic leaders of the Asia-Pacific group APEC next week.
5 November 2021
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen will meet with the European Parliament delegation on Nov. 4.
International relations

EU lawmakers arrive in Taiwan for historic first visit

Delegation plans meeting with Tsai over Chinese objections

4 November 2021
Honduran presidential candidate Xiomara Castro speaks at an event in Tegucigalpa. She has pledged to end 80 years of relations between Honduras and Taiwan.
International relations

As China campaigns to cut off Taiwan, Honduras poised to flip next

Beijing woos Central America and Caribbean with vaccines and infrastructure

3 November 2021
Bechtel intends to capture demand from other Asian economies looking to transition away from coal and into liquid natural gas and renewables. (Source photo by AP and Reuters)
Energy

U.S. construction titan Bechtel eyes $10bn Taiwan energy jackpot

Company's Asia-Pacific president talks of 'very strong' business opportunities

2 November 2021