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1 week ago | 
asia.nikkei.com | Jens Kastner
VAREL, Germany -- Taps run dry and looters invade supermarkets, while unmilked dairy cows die of mastitis and pigs suffocate in their pens. This is a scenario that haunts Mayor Gerd-Christian Wagner when he thinks about preparing for a cyberattack on critical infrastructure in Germany's northwestern agricultural town of Varel.
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2 weeks ago | 
asiasentinel.com | Jens Kastner
By: Jens KastnerChina’s “Strait Thunder-2025A” military exercise against Taiwan in early April received worldwide media coverage for involving the People’s Liberation Army, navy, and rocket forces approaching Taiwan from multiple directions and simulating a blockade.
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4 weeks ago | 
asiasentinel.com | Jens Kastner
By: Jens KastnerIn a thinly-veiled maneuver to keep the Trump administration committed to Taiwan’s defense against an increasingly hostile China, Taiwan’s state-run oil refiner CPC Corp. has agreed with Alaska Gasline Development Corp (AGDC) to not only to buy US-originated liquefied natural gas (LNG) but also to participate in the project’s pricey “upstream gas investment.”The island also is seeking to avoid drastic import tariffs Trump has threatened on Taiwanese semiconductors.
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1 month ago | 
topics.amcham.com.tw | Jens Kastner
Taiwan’s telecom sector is poised for rapid expansion as AI-driven demand fuels investment in data centers and cloud services. The future is shining brighter than ever for Taiwan’s telecom sector. Just a stone’s throw from big-box retailer Costco’s Neihu store stands the brand-new LY2 data center, supporting equipment installations sized like large refrigerators but much heavier at around 2,000 kg/m².
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1 month ago | 
asiasentinel.com | Jens Kastner
By: Jens KastnerThe Taiwanese are growing increasingly worried that US President Donald Trump is preparing a de facto takeover of their technological crown jewel, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the island’s largest company by far thanks to its commanding position in the global chip supply chain.
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2 months ago | 
asiasentinel.com | Jens Kastner
By: Jens KastnerTaiwan’s Legislative Yuan, its 113-member unicameral legislature, is nearing paralysis, at a time when its main protector the United States government in chaos and promises of security growing uncertain as China grows bolder with its reunification demands across the 180-km Taiwan Strait. A total of 44 legislators of Taiwan’s main opposit…Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Asia Sentinel to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.
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2 months ago | 
asiasentinel.com | Jens Kastner
By: Jens KastnerShaun Rein is an American who has been living in Shanghai for two decades, even during the Covid-19 years. He founded the China Market Research Group, a consultancy, and has written the bestsellers The End of Cheap China, The End of Copycat China, and The War for China’s Wallet. These books marked turning points in the Chinese economy’s …Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Asia Sentinel to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
asiasentinel.com | Jens Kastner
By: Jens Kastner Taiwan’s National Security Bureau, the country's primary security agency, has recently released a disquieting report claiming that mainland espionage agents in Taiwan are luring retired Taiwanese service members into establishing shell companies, underground banks, and casinos to entice active service members into providing sensitive int… Keep reading with a 7-day free trial Subscribe to Asia Sentinel to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post...
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
asiasentinel.com | Boca Raton |Jens Kastner
By: Jens KastnerWithin the community of foreign Taiwan observers, John F. Copper, professor emeritus of International Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, stands out of the pack by being milder on the China-friendly Kuomintang (KMT) than on the anti-China Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The author of more than 40 books on China, Taiwan, …Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Asia Sentinel to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
just-style.com | Laura Husband |Jens Kastner
