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Taiwan eyes opportunity to leapfrog China in race to join trade pact

TAIPEI -- Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's decision to lift the ban on imports of food products from Fukushima and four other prefectures appears to be aimed at getting ahead of China in procedures to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). China applied to join the pact…

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3 Best Performing Semiconductor Stocks in January

The last month has been a wild ride for the stock market, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite posting their worst months since March 2020. Nevertheless, the stocks of semiconductor companies Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), Daqo (DQ), and NeoPhotonics (NPTN) were the top performers in the industry amid the…

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China Brings Out the Hypocrisy in Corporate Social Justice Warriors

"I think the Chinese government actually takes a lot of pleasure knowing that they can actually strong-arm individuals and companies into capitulation to its own political ideology."

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Taiwan, Somaliland ties growing despite diplomatic isolation

Taiwan and Somaliland are expanding economic and political ties despite being two of the world's most diplomatically isolated governments

The Independent UK

Taiwan’s Minimum Wage is One of the Lowest In Its League

Taiwan is a wealthy country. Its recently instituted minimum wage hike does not compare favorably with its international counterparts.

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Blinken Lands in Australia Ahead of Indo-Pacific Meeting

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and key allies are “voting with their feet” by flying to Australia to focus on challenges in the Indo-Pacific region, Australia’s foreign minister said Wednesday, as fears rise of a Russian invasion of Ukraine on the other side of the globe. Blinken landed in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Movement to Lower Taiwan’s Voting Age to 18 Gains Momentum

Public support for lowering the voting age in Taiwan has largely fallen along party lines.

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Australia says it is not looking to rename Taiwan's de facto embassy

Australia is not looking at renaming Taiwan's de facto embassy in the country and remains committed to its one-China policy, foreign minister Marise Payne said on Wednesday, amid strain in diplomatic ties with Beijing.

Reuters

Somaliland pitches 'huge' oil and gas potential during Taiwan trip

Somaliland has "huge" investment potential in untapped oil and gas reserves, the foreign minister of Somalia's breakaway region told Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday, pitching investment opportunities on a high-profile visit.

Reuters

Australia backs Lithuania over 'weaponised' economic sanctions from China due to Taiwan ties

Australia and Lithuania have both provoked the ire of Beijing in recent years, with the Chinese government targeting exports and industries with crippling sanctions and tariffs in what has been described as "economic coercion".

ABC News

Lower house sits late to continue religious discrimination bill debate – as it happened

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US to remind China of Pacific interests amid Ukraine tension

The Biden administration is making a push to remind China that the U.S. remains involved and active in the Indo-Pacific despite Washington's current preoccupation with a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

EU joins chips race with a €42 billion bid to end its dependence on Asia

The European Union is setting itself up as a producer of semiconductors, or chips. In new legislation contained in the EU Chip Act, Brussels plans to raise tens of billions of euros to enable production in Europe and end the bloc's digital dependence on Asia.

Radio France Internationale

Taiwan Welcomes Second US Arms Sale Worth $100 Million under Biden

Taiwan thanked the United States Tuesday for selling up to $100 million worth of equipment and services to support its air and missile defense systems, as China ramps up incursions of warplanes into the island's air defense zone.

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US approves $100m arms sale for Taiwan to improve missile defence

The US State Department has approved a possible $100 million (3.3 billion baht) weapons sale to Taiwan so that the self-ruled island can improve its Patriot missile defence system amid pressure by China, the US government said Monday.

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US Approves Deal To Boost Taiwan Defense Systems

The US$100 million arms deal is meant to help Taiwan “sustain, maintain, and improve” its air-defense missiles in the face of pressure from China, a U.S. defense agency said.

The Independent UK

US approves support deal with Taiwan for Patriot missiles

The Biden administration has approved a $100 million missile support contract with Taiwan

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US approves $100m support deal for Taiwan Patriot missiles

Defence support comes amid heightened tension over the self-ruled democratic island, which Beijing claims as its own.

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Reuters

U.S. approves $100 million sale for Taiwan missile upgrades

The United States has approved a possible $100 million sale of equipment and services to Taiwan to "sustain, maintain, and improve" its Patriot missile defense system, the Pentagon said on Monday, drawing an angry threat of retaliation from Beijing.

Reuters

Taiwan to host Somaliland ministers in Africa diplomacy push

Taiwan will host a high-level delegation from Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region this week, the government said on Monday, as the island pursues diplomacy in Africa in the face of Chinese pressure to limit its international footprint.

The Independent UK

Taiwan earthquake: Taipei residents report shaking buildings after magnitude 5.2 tremor

Taiwan has been hit by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake, confirms new seismic data.

The Independent UK

Taiwanese supplier to chip producers announces expansion

GlobalWafers Co., which supplies silicon wafers to semiconductor manufacturers, says it will invest $3.6 billion in facilities in Asia, the United States and Europe after its attempt to acquire Germany’s Siltronic AG failed

The Independent UK

Liz Truss warns over Falklands’ sovereignty as China backs Argentina’s claim

China and Argentina issued a statement supporting each other’s territorial claims over Taiwan and the Falklands respectively.

The Guardian - UK

Biden rattles his sabre at Putin … but it’s Xi he really wants to scare

Tub-thumping talk of all-out war in Ukraine seems overblown but the White House knows the fledgling Sino-Russian axis is a real threat, in Taiwan and elsewhere

Asharq Al-Awsat

China’s Xi Meets More Heads of State in Winter Games Diplomatic Push

Chinese President Xi Jinping met the leaders of several more countries on Saturday as Beijing used the start of the Winter Olympics to score diplomatic points amid simmering tensions with the United States. Following a groundbreaking agreement with Russia on Friday over Taiwan and against NATO expansion, Xi held meetings…

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