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  • Thursday, 28 September, 2023
    Taiwan unveils first locally built submarine in pushback against China

    Tsai Ing-wen’s government seeks to boost public confidence with vessel that took seven years and $1.5bn to build

    Taiwan’s first domestically made submarine is unveiled in Kaohsiung on Thursday
  • Friday, 15 September, 2023
    Taiwan opposition candidate to push US for clarity on defence commitments

    KMT’s Hou Yu-ih calls for ‘dialogue and exchanges’ with China to reduce tensions across Strait

    Hou Yu-ih, a Taiwan presidential candidate from the main opposition party Kuomintang, celebrates during the party’s congress in New Taipei in July
  • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
    LexShipping
    Shipping industry: risk of war has yet to be fully priced in Premium content

    Chinese aggression against Taiwan would increase insurance cover for ships in the area as has happened in the Black Sea

    A container ship sails into port in Taiwan
  • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
    Exchange traded funds
    Taiwan to crack down on payout mechanism for high-dividend ETFs

    New investors’ money is often used to boost dividends that would otherwise be diluted by huge inflows

    People ride on scooters to buy foods at a wet market in Taipei
  • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
    Chinese military
    China’s navy starts largest-ever exercises in Pacific Ocean

    Manoeuvres involving aircraft carrier Shandong follow series of US-led military drills in region

    A J-15 Chinese fighter jet prepares to take off from the Shandong aircraft carrier during military exercises near Taiwan in April
  • Friday, 8 September, 2023
    US-China relations
    US House panel plans Taiwan war game with Wall Street executives

    Committee was formed to focus on potential threats from the Chinese Communist party

    House China committee chair Mike Gallagher leans over a tabletop war game exercise
  • Sunday, 3 September, 2023
    Billionaire founder of Foxconn leaves board to pursue Taiwan presidential bid

    Terry Gou still largest shareholder of world’s biggest iPhone maker

  • Friday, 1 September, 2023
    iPhone billionaire shakes up Taiwan’s presidential election

    Foxconn founder Terry Gou wants more conciliatory policy on China but his election bid could aid ruling party

    Terry Gou waves a flag
  • Thursday, 31 August, 2023
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    Another coup in Africa

    US commerce secretary hails new approach to handling China business frictions

  • Monday, 28 August, 2023
    Apple supplier Foxconn’s founder launches bid for Taiwan presidency

    Crucial election thrown into uncertainty as businessman seeks to forge opposition alliance

    Terry Gou raises his right fist as he addresses supporters
  • Thursday, 24 August, 2023
    US agrees to sell military aircraft tracking system to Taiwan

    Planned deal would help Taipei resist ongoing ‘grey zone’ pressure from China

    Taiwanese F-16 fighter jets fly in formation during a ceremony in Taichung, Taiwan
  • Tuesday, 22 August, 2023
    Exchange traded funds
    Taiwan bourse launches ETF portal as investor demand surges

    Onshore ETF assets under management jumped by more than 30% in the first six months this year

    Visitors visit the Bopiliao Historic Block in Wanhua district in Taipei
  • Saturday, 19 August, 2023
    China launches military drills around Taiwan after vice-president’s US stopover

    Transit stops by Lai Ching-te in New York and San Francisco on a trip to Paraguay were more muted than Tsai’s April visit

    Taiwan’s vice-president Lai Ching-te speaks during a visit to Paraguay this week
  • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
    Yuan Yang
    Britain can learn lessons from Taiwan’s industrial strategy

    A difficult inheritance can be overcome by working on ‘social infrastructure’

    A semiconductor wafer is shown on screen at Hsinchu Science Park in Hsinchu, Taiwan
  • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
    US politics & policy
    Biden to ask Congress to fund Taiwan arms via Ukraine budget

    White House request designed to speed up weapons transfers to Taipei amid rising threat from China

    Four US made Black Hawk helicopters fly during the military Han Guang drill at the Taoyuan International Airport last week.
  • Friday, 28 July, 2023
    US to provide Taiwan with weapons from its stockpiles for first time

    Biden administration is concerned about Chinese military activity in the region

    The US Navy’s USS Chung-Hoon observes the Chinese PLA Navy vessel Luyang III while in transit through the Taiwan Strait
  • Wednesday, 26 July, 2023
    Taiwan’s military practises repelling Chinese attack on airport

    Annual Han Kuang drills seek to simulate realistic scenarios to prepare for possible invasion by Beijing

    Black Hawk helicopters at Taoyuan International Airport as part of Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercises
  • Monday, 24 July, 2023
    The Big Read
    How China’s military is slowly squeezing Taiwan

    For all the focus on a potential invasion, some in Taipei fear a Chinese pressure campaign that gradually changes the status quo

    Montage of image of map of Taiwan and a yellow dotted line and Chinese jets flying towards it
  • Wednesday, 19 July, 2023
    US-China relations
    Washington presses Taiwan presidential frontrunner on White House comments

    Lai’s remarks at odds with longstanding policy about official visits to the US

    Lai Ching-te
  • Monday, 17 July, 2023
    Taiwan election candidate risks China’s anger with planned US trip

    Washington and Taipei want to avoid further shows of force from Chinese military

    Taiwan’s vice-president William Lai
  • Tuesday, 11 July, 2023
    Taiwan plans massive safety drill to practise for possible China attack

    Exercise to take place in districts that are home to 3mn people as Taipei strengthens civil defence preparations

    People take part in a civil defence drill in front of a collapsed building
  • Monday, 10 July, 2023
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Taiwan aims to enhance investor protections against robo-adviser risks

    Regulator concerned about potential mis-selling as financial companies look to incorporate artificial intelligence

    A woman walks past the Taipei 101 building in Taiwan
  • Friday, 7 July, 2023
    Taiwan disputes China’s claim of ability to sink US Navy aircraft carrier group

    Defence think-tank challenges ‘credibility’ of findings in rebuttal of Beijing’s psychological warfare campaign

    Military vehicles carry Dongfeng-26 ballistic missiles past Tiananmen Square in Beijing
  • Tuesday, 4 July, 2023
    FT Wealth
    ‘People are nervous’: Taiwan’s wealthy shelter money overseas in fear of China conflict

    Geopolitical tensions and crackdown on longstanding offshore holdings trigger shift into portable assets

    A woman uses her mobile phone as she walks in front of a large screen showing a news broadcast about China’s military exercises encircling Taiwan
  • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
    US to link up with Taiwan and Japan drone fleets to share real-time data

    Military co-ordination with Taipei is ‘taboo’ issue for China, analysts said

    An MQ-9 Sea Guardian unmanned drone flies over the USS Coronado in April
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