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1 week ago | 
barrons.com | Amber Wang |Allison Jackson
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is the world's largest contract maker of chips that have become the lifeblood of the global economy, powering everything from smartphones to missiles. Demand for chips has soared in recent years on demand for AI technology, but there are fears US President Donald Trump's far-reaching tariffs could drive up consumer prices and hurt chipmakers.
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3 weeks ago | 
scmp.com | Amber Wang
Each military drill staged near Taiwan by the People’s Liberation Army – including this week’s exercises – has displayed further progress in mainland forces’ tactics and coordination, from mock attacks to anti-access strategies, analysts said. The PLA has conducted six rounds of large-scale drills since August 2022, when then speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visited the self-ruled island, with different manoeuvres featured in each one.
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3 weeks ago | 
universityworldnews.com | Amber Wang
CHINA
Inspired by the release of the Chinese open-source generative artificial intelligence model DeepSeek late last year, the government is intent on speeding up development and adoption of open-source AI by higher education institutions, including setting up a government-led open-source collaboration platform, according to new plans shared by the Ministry of Education.
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3 weeks ago | 
scmp.com | Amber Wang
The People’s Liberation Army has launched joint exercises around Taiwan since Tuesday, marking Beijing’s latest warning to the “ the separatist forces” in the island.
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3 weeks ago | 
scmp.com | Amber Wang
A collision between a mainland Chinese fishing boat and a Taiwanese warship has become the latest source of cross-strait tensions, prompting Beijing to accuse Taipei of “malicious actions”. The tank-landing ship Chung Ho collided with the fishing vessel Min Lien Yu at around 12.40am on Thursday around 45 nautical miles (83km) from the port of Taichung in central Taiwan, the island’s naval fleet command said later that day.
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3 weeks ago | 
scmp.com | Seong Hyeon Choi |Amber Wang
A battle for air superiority between the United States and China has heated up with Washington’s announcement of a contract for the US Air Force’s sixth-generation fighter jet – the F-47. But, despite the American project’s assumed overall advantages in aerospace technology, questions hover over the aircraft’s delivery timeline and price tag.
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4 weeks ago | 
scmp.com | Amber Wang
Beijing has confirmed that the People’s Liberation Army conducted a military drill near Taiwan last week that followed remarks by Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te characterising the mainland as a “foreign hostile force” and announcing 17 security measures targeting it. The admission on Thursday is a rare instance of Beijing confirming a large-scale joint exercise near the island only after its completion rather than a declaration before military manoeuvres are under way.
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1 month ago | 
businessandamerica.com | Amber Wang
Beijing could choose a moment to revive “civil war operations” against Taiwan and impose “direct governance” over the island during that time, a mainland researcher has proposed in a prominent academic journal. Wang Heting, a researcher with Centre for Taiwan Studies at Xiamen University, made the suggestion in an article published in the bimonthly journal Taiwan Studies.
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1 month ago | 
scmp.com | Amber Wang
Beijing could choose a moment to revive “civil war operations” against Taiwan and impose “direct governance” over the island during that time, a mainland researcher has proposed in a prominent academic journal. Wang Heting, a researcher with Centre for Taiwan Studies at Xiamen University, made the suggestion in an article published in the bimonthly journal Taiwan Studies.
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1 month ago | 
scmp.com | Amber Wang
The release of a blurry plane photo by China’s state broadcaster amounts to an official announcement of lift-off for the country’s sixth-generation fighter jet programme, according to a military analyst. The image of the aircraft, resembling one developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, appeared at the end of a video released by CCTV on Sunday to mark the 27th anniversary of the fourth-generation J-10 jet’s maiden flight.
