Category: Taiwan

Taiwan’s TSMC to Recruit 6,000 Engineers in 2023

TAIPEI—Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, will recruit more than 6,000 new staff in 2023, the company said in a statement on Saturday. The hiring drive comes despite a global downturn in the chip industry. According to TSMC, the company will seek young engineers with associates, bachelor’s, masters’s or doctorate…


Food and Soldiers: China’s Strategic Weaknesses

Commentary On Dec. 7, 2022, Dr. Edward Luttwak, a strategy consultant to the U.S. government, gave the keynote speech at Japan’s National Institute of Defense Studies (NIDS) International Symposium on Security Affairs. The speech was entitled “Can China Fight a War?” Most news outlets did not cover the NIDS conference and almost none of them mentioned Luttwak’s…


Philippines Says US Base Deal Meant for Defense, Not Preparation for War

The Philippines’ decision to grant the United States more access to its military bases is meant to boost defense capabilities, not to engage in war preparations, a top Philippine defense official said on Thursday. Department of National Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez said the purpose of Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) projects is to bolster Philippine…


The Only Winner in Ukraine Is China

Commentary Last weekend, the G20 finance ministers adjourned without a joint statement because two of them, from Russia and China, refused to condemn “in the strongest terms” Moscow’s aggression against Ukraine. Beijing likewise abstained a few days earlier from a similar U.N. General Assembly resolution. Despite widespread global support for Ukraine, the Chinese Communist Party…


Taiwan Military to Get $619 Million US Arms Boost

TAIPEI—The United States has approved the potential sale of $619 million in new weapons to Taiwan, including missiles for its F-16 fleet, as the island reported a second day of large-scale Chinese air force incursions nearby. The arms sales are likely to further sour already tense ties between Washington and Beijing, which has repeatedly demanded…


China Leads US in Key Technology Research: Report

Is the United States in danger of losing its competitive edge in science and technology? A new intelligence report argues that America is falling behind as China has been making big moves in recent years—from attracting more talent to its universities to hosting the world’s top 10 research institutions in key technological fields, with some…


LIVE 9 AM ET: A Test of Will: Why Taiwan Matters—A Hudson Event

Why is it crucial to defend Taiwan amid increasing tension between the United States and China? Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), joined by Miles Yu, senior fellow and director of the China Center at Hudson Institute, will share his perspective at 9:00 a.m. ET on March 2 at a Hudson Institute event. …


LIVE NOW: A Test of Will: Why Taiwan Matters—A Hudson Event

Why is it crucial to defend Taiwan amid increasing tension between the United States and China? Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), joined by Miles Yu, senior fellow and director of the China Center at Hudson Institute, will share his perspective at 9:00 a.m. ET on March 2 at a Hudson Institute event. …


A Test of Will: Why Taiwan Matters—A Hudson Event

Why is it crucial to defend Taiwan amid increasing tension between the United States and China? Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), joined by Miles Yu, senior fellow and director of the China Center at Hudson Institute, will share his perspective at 9:00 a.m. ET on March 2 at a Hudson Institute event. …


To Curb China’s Threat to Taiwan, US House Financial Committee Proposes Slew of Sanctions

Hoping to deter the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from invading the neighboring self-ruled island of Taiwan, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee has approved several pieces of legislation that would impose economic restrictions on CCP officials and influence international bodies to put pressure on China. Of the seven bills that pertained to China and Taiwan…