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  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    Asia maritime tensions
    US concerned at Chinese law allowing coast guard use of arms

    State department says move allowing patrols to fire on vessels in disputed waters could be used to intimidate

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    Taiwan
    Taiwan strengthens its security team

    Reshuffle signals president’s resolve to tackle long-delayed defence reforms

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Taiwan accuses China of blocking efforts to buy Covid vaccines

    Health minister says German group BioNTech was put under ‘political pressure’

  • Tuesday, 16 February, 2021
    Inside BusinessSemiconductors
    Semiconductor cycle out of balance after customers stock up

    Inventory levels rise as companies brace for supply disruptions

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    US-China relations
    US admiral says Chinese military activity is rising in S China Sea

    Naval exercises have increased over recent months, says commander of USS Theodore Roosevelt

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    Trade Secrets
    Taiwan in drive to sign trade deal with US Premium

    Taipei hopes to emerge from isolation by restarting bilateral talks with Biden administration

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    Taiwan
    Taiwan looks for signs of US watering down bilateral relations

    National security team on alert after subtle shifts in tone from Biden administration

  • Monday, 8 February, 2021
    InterviewTaiwan
    Taiwan senses opportunity to bolster relations with west after chip shortages

    Trade representative John Deng says scarcity means governments can no longer ignore Taipei

  • Tuesday, 2 February, 2021
    News in-depthChinese military
    Beijing lays down a marker in South China Sea

    PLA’s simulated attack on US carrier underscores determination to challenge American dominance

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  • Saturday, 30 January, 2021
    US-China relations
    Chinese warplanes simulated attacking US carrier near Taiwan

    Revelation underscores Joe Biden’s difficulties in easing tensions with Beijing

  • Friday, 29 January, 2021
    Taiwan
    Taiwan’s growth outpaces China for first time in three decades

    Strong demand for technology exports and domestic consumption boost output

  • Thursday, 28 January, 2021
    Semiconductors
    Samsung says auto chip shortage could hit smartphones

    Warning from world’s biggest memory chipmaker comes as car companies lobby governments for help

  • Sunday, 24 January, 2021
    Taiwan
    US warns Beijing over incursion into Taiwanese air defence zone

    Biden administration signals it will maintain tougher stance on China

  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
    Semiconductors
    Boardroom drama shakes China’s biggest chipmaker SMIC

    Industry’s dependence on Taiwanese talent highlighted by co-CEO’s threat to resign

  • Monday, 11 January, 2021
    News in-depthTaiwan
    Taiwan manufacturers quit China over trade tensions and rising costs

    Shift out of mainland reverses decades of investment and could rattle supply chains

  • Sunday, 10 January, 2021
    Taiwan
    Pork prices climb in Taiwan after shoppers reject US imports

    Tsai Ing-wen’s attempt to secure trade deal has been upended by fears over feed additive

  • Tuesday, 5 January, 2021
    Electric vehicles
    Foxconn ramps up EVs push via deal with Chinese start-up

    Byton tie-up aimed at helping Apple supplier replicate its dominance of traditional tech manufacturing

  • Thursday, 31 December, 2020
    News in-depthTaiwan
    Taiwan’s economy boosted by status as coronavirus haven

    Thousands have chosen to return home or stay and spend while pandemic rages elsewhere

  • Monday, 7 December, 2020
    Semiconductors
    Huawei invests in China chip groups as US curbs strangle supplies

    Chinese company steps up efforts to become self-sufficient in semiconductors as sanctions bite

  • Thursday, 3 December, 2020
    Taiwan
    Anxious Taiwan launches US charm offensive to win Biden’s backing

    Taipei worries incoming American administration will not maintain Trump’s staunch support

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    US foreign policy
    Biden urged to avoid repeating Obama’s mistakes in Asia

    Fears rise that problems at home will distract new president from flashpoints in North Korea and Taiwan

  • Wednesday, 4 November, 2020
    Taiwan
    US approves drone sale to help Taiwan detect China invasion

    Washington has sold Taipei weapons worth $4.8bn in the past fortnight

  • Tuesday, 3 November, 2020
    Inside BusinessSemiconductors
    China gears up to fight back in tech war over chips

    Beijing seeks to bolster local production and challenge US dominance of semiconductor industry

  • Sunday, 1 November, 2020
    Huawei Technologies
    Huawei develops plan for chip plant to help beat US sanctions

    Shanghai facility aimed at breaking Chinese company’s dependence on American technology

  • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
    US-China trade dispute
    Taiwan’s UMC pleads guilty to US charges of trade secret theft

    Chipmaker fined $60m and agrees to co-operate in case against China’s Fujian Jinhua

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