Computer chip stocks plunge as Biden trade controls, Trump’s Taiwan remarks rattle investors
Shares of major computer chip makers including Nvidia and TSMC continued to fall on Thursday as warnings from both President Biden and Republican nominee Donald Trump rekindled geopolitical concerns among investors. The sell-off came after the Biden administration threatened to impose tough limits on foreign chipmakers’ exports to China and after former President Donald Trump […]
7.4 earthquake hits Taiwan 2024, tsunami forms | FOX 5 News
A powerful earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday as a tsunami formed off the coast. The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake at a … source
Trump says Taiwan should pay the US for its defence as ‘it doesn’t give us anything’ | Taiwan
Donald Trump has said Taiwan should pay the United States for its defense against China and questioned whether the United States would support Taiwan’s democracy if Trump returns to power in November’s presidential election. In response to Trump’s comments, Taiwan Premier Zhao Chung-chi said Taiwan and the United States had good relations despite the lack […]
Taiwan Reports Single-Day Record of Chinese Warplanes in Its Airspace
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday it had spotted 66 Chinese military aircraft and seven Chinese naval vessels circling the island in the past 24 hours, marking China’s largest incursion into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in 2024. Taiwanese officials said 56 Chinese planes crossed the median line in the Taiwan Strait, […]
China sends dozens of warplanes near Taiwan after top US envoy pledges to help island with self defense
Raymond Greene began his term as director of the U.S. Institute for Taiwan Studies on Monday. He pledged on Wednesday to “vigorously support Taiwan’s ability to defend itself.” On the same day, Taiwan saw 66 Chinese military aircraft and seven warships sailing nearby within a 24-hour period, a clear display of Chinese military force. The […]
China using Philippines as ‘a dress rehearsal for Taiwan,’ former Trump adviser says
A recent clash between China‘s Coast Guard forces and the Philippine military pushed Phillipine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to invoke a mutual defense treaty with the United States, according to a former Trump adviser. “Beijing has already attacked to such a degree that it should trigger our mutual defense treaty response if President Marcos, in […]
Taiwan is a Great Country
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes The internet is having a field day over a seemingly trivial mishap involving actor and wrestler John Cena, who apologized for calling the island nation of Taiwan a country. That is a massive point of issue for the Chinese Communist Party as they continue to claim that Taiwan is part […]
Chinese Hackers Intensify Attacks on Taiwan
A cybersecurity team called the Insect Group released a report on Monday saying Chinese state-backed hackers have significantly stepped up attacks on Taiwan, aiming to steal Taiwanese technology and spy on its diplomatic activities. of Insect Group teeth The threat research division of Recorded Future, an international cybersecurity company with government and corporate clients in […]
China threatens death penalty for Taiwan independence ‘diehards’ | Taiwan
China has warned “stubborn” Taiwanese separatists that it could impose the death penalty in extreme cases, stepping up pressure even though Chinese courts have no jurisdiction in the democratically ruled island. China, which considers Taiwan to be its territory, has made no secret of its dislike for President Lai Ching-te, who took office last month, […]
US and China hold informal nuclear talks, eyeing Taiwan
The United States and China resumed semi-official nuclear arms talks in March for the first time in five years, with Beijing’s representatives telling the United States they would not resort to nuclear threats over Taiwan, according to two U.S. representatives who attended. The Chinese delegation offered reassurances after U.S. negotiating partners expressed concerns that China […]