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Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on Taiwan, covering politics, economy, society and the island's relationship with mainland China.
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6 January, 2025
A screen shows live footage of US President Donald Trump signing executive orders next to monitors displaying the yen to dollar exchange rate at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Japan

In Trump 2.0, Japan faces a familiar uncertainty

Beneath the polite diplomacy lies a current of apprehension about what Donald Trump’s return means for Japan’s place in an upended world.

US-China relations

Elise Stefanik, Trump’s UN ambassador pick, vows to counter China ‘inroads’

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US-China relations

Editorial | As Trump begins his second term in the White House, an eerie feeling of deja vu

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Accidents and disasters in China

Taiwan braces for more shocks after magnitude 6.4 earthquake terrifies residents

Dozens of homes and structures damaged in Tainan and Chiayi, where the epicentre was recorded.

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At least 27 people were injured and dozens of homes were damaged when a powerful earthquake jolted southwestern Taiwan in the early hours of Tuesday. Photo: Kyodo
US-ally trade wars

Taiwan’s Compal, Inventec mull US expansion to counter Trump tariffs

Texas is seen as a top choice for the Taiwanese laptop because of the state’s power infrastructure and proximity to Mexico.

Bonds

Hong Kong and Macau link bond systems to create larger market

Four new bond issuances worth 3.2 billion patacas (US$401 million), plus 18 secondary-market transactions, settled on first day of linkage.

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US-China tech war

Nvidia CEO concludes whirlwind Taiwan tour after key meetings

Jensen Huang met top industry leaders, including TSMC founder Morris Chang and Foxconn chairman Liu Young-way.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrives for Nvidia’s end-of-year party in Taipei. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong society

Over 100 Hongkongers report mild tremors after magnitude 6.4 quake hits Taiwan

Earthquake strikes Taiwan at 12.17am on Tuesday at depth of around 10km.

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Earthquakes

Southern Taiwan hit by 6.4-magnitude earthquake, TSMC evacuates some factories

Fire department said a handful of people were trapped in damaged buildings in city of Tainan; earthquake shook buildings in capital Taipei.

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Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration

Donald Trump sworn in as 47th US president – as it happened

At inauguration, Trump promises series of sweeping changes to the way US engages China and world, saying he will restore America to a ‘golden age’.

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US President Donald Trump speaks after his swearing in as the 47th US president on Monday. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

US agrees to train Taiwanese navy as island mulls military exchange budget cuts

In rare disclosure, Taiwan’s defence ministry says US will send personnel to the island for specialised two-year training programme.

Taiwanese navy personnel prepare to set sail during a drill at a naval base in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on January 9. Photo: EPA-EFE
Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai denies being US or Taiwan agent in bid to rebuild ties

Lai also testifies that he advised a Taiwan official to enter long-term trade agreements with the US, rather than relying solely on goodwill.

Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration

With Trump’s inauguration, US-China rivalry opens new and uncertain chapter

Whether and how the mercurial president-elect delivers on his various pledges on trade with Beijing and other issues will be anyone’s guess.

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Business of climate change

Fidelity pulls back curtain on minority shareholder participation in China

Fidelity International report shows growth in attendance at general meetings of mainland-listed companies has slowed.

People passed through Beijing’s central business district. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Open Questions | Trump unlikely to take initiative on Taiwan as bargaining chip: Bonnie Glaser

Foreign policy analyst Glaser says incoming US president is likely to have learned from his first term in the White House.

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez
South China Sea

Taiwan and Philippines try to figure out how to navigate the return of Trump

Manila and Taipei, facing PLA confrontations, may need to depend less on the US and appeal to Trump’s transactional nature, analysts say.

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William Lai

Could mainland Chinese academics’ visit to Taiwan be first hint of a thaw?

Trip may open the way for more unofficial ‘Red-Green’ exchanges, but some observers warn formal talks seem unlikely at the moment.

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US-China relations

The US Air Force’s US$20 billion next-gen fighter jet question

The Pentagon must make a decision about its F-22 Raptor programme and how to keep up with China, outgoing air force chief says.

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The United States must decide whether to replace its decades-old F-22 Raptor with a new fighter, a top Pentagon official says. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

Trump, Xi Jinping discuss TikTok, trade, fentanyl in phone conversation

The two leaders spoke just before the US Supreme Court upheld a law that could ban the popular Chinese-owned app as soon as Sunday.

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Chinese tourists

Mainland China gives green light for first post-Covid group tours to Taiwan

Groups from Fujian and Shanghai are the first to be allowed to visit the island in a move Beijing says will help ‘strengthen exchanges’.

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Jimmy Lai trial

Jimmy Lai paid HK$13 million to former US officials, Hong Kong court hears

Former US general Jack Keane and ex-deputy defence secretary Paul Wolfowitz received money for consultancy services for Taiwanese government.

Friday marked Jimmy Lai’s 28th day of verbal testimony in court. Sketch: Victor Sanjinez
TSMC

TSMC’s US plant unlikely to get latest chip technology ahead of Taiwan, CEO says

Apple and Nvidia chip supplier TSMC is spending US$65 billion on three giant factories in the state of Arizona.

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co says most of its advanced chip manufacturing would remain in Taiwan. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong issues red travel alert for parts of Myanmar amid job scams

Security chief Chris Tang meets Myanmar’s consul general in city to follow up on job scams.

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US-China relations

Trump’s return could mark start of new race with China over drones for military

The US is lagging behind its main rival when it comes to dual-use drones that play a key role in many aspects of modern warfare.

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Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai admits to connecting Taiwan with ex-US officials: court

Ex-media boss also says he paid ex-US general to advise the self-ruling island’s government.

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Jimmy Lai has taken the witness box to contest two conspiracy charges of collusion with foreign forces and a third of conspiracy to print and distribute seditious publications. File photo: SCMP
Xinjiang

China hits back at US curbs with multifront probes into American firms

Parent company of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger; chemical-compound exporters; and US chip companies are on radar of China’s commerce authorities and subject to possible retaliation.

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An employee works at a factory in China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Xinjiang cotton has been in the global spotlight since 2020. Photo: Getty Images
TSMC

TSMC logs record quarterly profit as AI demand surges

Stock price of the world’s largest contract chipmaker has leapt despite uncertainty posed by Donald Trump.

United States

Biden’s semiconductor law will boost US chip production at high cost: report

Subsidies behind the expected chipmaking boom mean that each job created will cost taxpayers about US$185,000 a year.

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