Taiwan to criminalize Nvidia AI chip smuggling to China
Taiwan is moving to criminalize the unauthorized export of advanced AI chips to China, aiming to close a…
US reinvents rare earth refining as China guards know-how
With Beijing keeping its rare earth refining technology, equipment and technicians at home, Washington is funding private refiners…
China buys time for its young scientists as US rations it
On September 19, Dou Xiankang, who heads the National Natural Science Foundation of China, described a grant that…
New F-16s buy Taiwan time and space against China’s air coercion
Taiwan’s new American-made F-16V Block 70 jets deliver much-needed breathing room against daily Chinese gray-zone coercion, yet surging…
US challenges China on secret nuclear tests as arms race looms
A mounting standoff over allegations of covert Chinese nuclear testing and rapid arsenal expansion has collided with an…
Ratcliffe’s offer, Ukraine and NATO’s future
Mystery continues about the strange visit by CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow, flying there in a massive…
Nostalgia hinders Takaichi’s vision for Japan
Two themes dominate Japan’s elite thinking at present: a blend of awe and fear about the ambitions of…
Japan seeks G7 price floors to break China’s rare earth grip
Japan is seeking to rally G7 nations into a united front against China’s export controls on critical minerals,…
US-Iran peace deal rattles China’s energy strategy, geopolitics
Beijing officially welcomed the United States-Iran peace deal announced over the weekend, hoping the reopening of the Strait…
Xi’s North Korea visit puts a Trump-Kim summit back in play
Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a rare visit to North Korea on June 8 – his first…
Sino-West trade strains deepen on new tariffs and rules
New US tariffs and tougher EU regulations heighten pressure on China, raising the risk of retaliation and broader…
Taiwan’s more relaxed than most of us about Trumpian deal-making
The most common worry expressed around the world concerning the summit meeting in Beijing on May 14-15 was…