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12.06.26 - 02:12
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Taiwan curbs advanced AI chip trade with China (IntelliNews)
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The policy shift highlights Taiwan's delicate geopolitical position, where the necessity to secure its vital semiconductor monopoly and appease Western partners must be balanced against the commercial realities of its massive cross-strait trade....
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11.06.26 - 18:33
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Cato Vs Heritage: Should The US Defend Taiwan? (ZeroHedge)
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Cato Vs Heritage: Should The US Defend Taiwan?
While President Trump has softened his rhetoric on China since his recent visit to Beijing, he has continued to keep the answer to one question close to his chest: would the United States go to war to defend Taiwan if China attempts to seize the island by force?
Though perhaps a better question is Should we? Tonight, the Cato Institute and Heritage Foundation join ZeroHedge Debates to tackle that question.
Taking the case against military intervention is Cato's Doug Bandow, who argues that a war with China over Taiwan would impose enormous costs on the United States while serving interests that are ultimately peripheral to American security, and well… there's the risk of nuclear war.
Advocating intervention is Steve Yates of Heritage, who contends that abandoning Taiwan would shatter U.S. credibility throughout Asia, embolden Beijing, and fundamentally alter the global balance of power in China's favor.
Our returning host David Rand of the Hu...
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10.06.26 - 18:30
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Taiwan Test Fires US Mobile Launchers Into Waters Directly Facing China For First Time (ZeroHedge)
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Taiwan Test Fires US Mobile Launchers Into Waters Directly Facing China For First Time
China's PLA military has long been known to intimidate and threaten the self-ruled island of Taiwan, mainly with large military exercises which sometime encircle it partially or completely, or else with a heavy naval boat presence in the Strait of Hormuz.
Taiwan's military often reacts by scrambling its own fighter jets to closely monitor the PLA maneuvers - seen as a natural defensive and reactive move. But this week, in a rare moment, Taiwan is finally doing some proactive flexing of its own.
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"Taiwan fired U.S. mobile missile launchers into the strategic waters directly facing China for the first time, sending a message of resolve to Beijing and Washington," The Wall Street Journal reports.
This involved over 30 test rocket launches via truck-mounted High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS. Importantly, the launch site was an area near a river mouth on Taiwan's western coast....
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08.06.26 - 07:54
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The European Union Has Got a $2 Trillion Taiwan Problem (Bloomberg)
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Just before dawn on Jan. 17, a Chinese military drone crossed for the first time into Taiwanese airspace above a disputed coral reef in the South China Sea. The reconnaissance aircraft lingered over Pratas Island for a few minutes, while the Taiwanese issued warnings to leave over international radio frequencies....
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