China's new semiconductor rule spares Taiwan fabs, punishes Intel, GlobalFoundries & Texas Instruments

Amid a fierce trade war with the US, China's General Administration of Customs has changed its rules of how the origin of imported chips must be classified, now deeming that the wafer fabrication location should be counted as the origin of chips …

Denisovan Jaw Found in Taiwan Strait Changes the Human Migration Map

An artist’s illustration of an ancient human male, who belonged to the Denisovans.Credit: Cheng-Han Sun. Ancient human history is now resurfacing, quite literally, from the bottom of the sea. Off the western coast of Taiwan, dredged from the murky sediment …

China, Taiwan, & the “Military Option”: Hard Truth or Hot Air?

For a number of years there has been a steady drumbeat out of Washington DC focused on the notion that China intends to use military force in the very near future to take over Taiwan. A stream of current or retired military officers, foreign policy types, …

Taiwan charges Chinese captain over undersea cable damage amid rising tensions

For the first time, Taiwan has charged a Chinese ship captain with damaging vital undersea communication cables. Prosecutors say Captain Wang of the Hong Tai 58 ship intentionally dropped anchor near a cable off southwestern Taiwan in February. Although …

China admits role in cyberattacks on US infrastructure over Taiwan support: WSJ

Chinese officials admitted to U.S. representatives that Beijing was behind cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure, citing Washington’s support for Taiwan, according to The Wall Street Journal. Wang Lei, a cyber official with China’s Ministry of Foreign …

Taiwan charges Chinese captain in first-ever undersea cable sabotage case

[Craig Nigrelli] A CARGO SHIP LINGERED OFF TAIWAN’S COAST FOR DAYS, IGNORING REPEATED CALLS FROM THE COAST GUARD. THEN, A VITAL UNDERSEA CABLE WENT DARK. MONTHS LATER, THAT MOMENT IS NOW THE FOCUS OF A CASE UNLIKE ANY TAIWAN HAS PURSUED BEFORE. FRIDAY, …

Cruise ship stranded in Japan to arrive in Taiwan tomorrow

A cruise ship carrying more than 3,000 passengers that was stranded in Japan is set to return to Taiwan tomorrow morning, the Maritime Port Bureau said today. The cruise ship, Costa Serena, which departed from Keelung for Okinawa on Tuesday and was …

Taiwan: relaxed merger control rules aim to simplify review process

In summary This article provides an overview of Taiwan’s merger control regime and highlights recent relaxations in merger control rules. A significant development in this regard has been the proposed removal of market share filing thresholds, which may …

SKN GOV’T ISSUES STATEMENT OVER TAIWAN STRAIT TENSIONS

Inside the US Army's Taiwan war drills