Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a House committee of plans for trade and investment talks with Taiwan, an initiative likely to aggravate tensions with Beijing.
COVID outbreak at Taiwan factory may worsen chip shortage
A cluster of COVID-19 infections at a factory in central Taiwan temporarily stopped operations at one of the world’s largest chip-testing companies.
A victim of its own success: how Taiwan failed to plan for a major Covid outbreak
Once a poster child for blocking coronavirus, Taiwan failed to fully prepare a pandemic response or vaccination rollout …
Taiwan tech sector hit by coronavirus outbreak
A leading Taiwanese chip testing and packaging company said Monday that all its migrant employees have been suspended from working for around two weeks to contain a coronavirus outbreak.
Taiwan’s economy could grow ‘about 4.2%’ this year: Commerzbank
Hao Zhou of Commerzbank explains the bank’s expectation for Taiwan’s full-year growth, which is lower than consensus, adding that he expects the territory to downgrade its GDP view as well.
Taiwan’s drought and Covid resurgence has potential to disrupt chip production: Goldman Sachs
Andrew Tilton of Goldman Sachs says that Taiwan’s semiconductor supply chain needs to be “watched closely” as drought and a resurgence of Covid cases in the country could cause a significant shortfall …
Blinken signals possible resumption of U.S.-Taiwan trade and investment talks
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday signaled a possible resumption of trade and investment talks with Taiwan stalled since the Obama administration, but gave no indication of any …
U.S. COVID-19 vaccines will soon come to Taiwan, says president
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday that COVID-19 vaccines promised by the United States would soon arrive in the island.
China Furious Over U.S. Senators’ Trip to Taiwan, Says It Could Embolden Separatist Forces
A Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that China “expresses strong dissatisfaction” about the visit by the three senators.
China Faces Nationalist Anger Over U.S. Military Plane in Taiwan
China’s muted reaction over a U.S. military flight to Taiwan prompted criticism from nationalists online, underscoring the pressures on President Xi Jinping to follow through on heated “red line” …