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Published on Feb 20, 2025Source: Table.Briefings - Label Pending
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Published on Feb 20, 2025
President Trump discusses 25% chip tariffs, Taiwan chip companies plan shift to US production
TL;DR: President Trump announced that semiconductor tariffs on imported chips will increase to 25% or higher by 2025. The US government will allow chip companies time to relocate production to the US, where no tariffs will apply. This aims to minimize …
Source: TweakTown - Neutral -
Published on Feb 20, 2025
Insights from the Taiwan cable cut
Last month, a Chinese-owned vessel was accused of cutting an undersea fiber-optic cable near Keelung Harbor, highlighting the vulnerability of critical communications infrastructure. While the incident caused only minor disruptions to Internet service, it …
Source: Taipei Times - Neutral -
Published on Feb 20, 2025
Taiwan Strait is international waters
Last week, two US military vessels transited the Taiwan Strait for the first time since US President Donald Trump took office last month. US Navy Commander Matthew Comer, a spokesman at the US Indo-Pacific Command, said that “the transit occurred through a …
Source: Taipei Times - Neutral -
Published on Feb 20, 2025
EDITORIAL: Taiwan can lead in ocean cleanup
A migratory duck rarely seen in Taiwan drowned off New Taipei City on Saturday after becoming entangled in an abandoned fishing net. The death of the red-breasted merganser — one of five spotted this year off the city’s coast — prompted renewed concerns …
Source: Taipei Times - Neutral -
Published on Feb 20, 2025
US-Japan cooperation is good for Taiwan
US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met at the White House on Feb. 7 for official talks, in Trump’s second meeting with a foreign head of state since returning to office. Some of the central items of discussion concerning …
Source: Taipei Times - Neutral -
Published on Feb 19, 2025
Taiwan Woodworking Machinery Association names new chairman
TAICHUNG CITY, Taiwan — The Taiwan Woodworking Machinery Association (TWMA), currently representing approximately 220 member companies in both solid wood and panel machinery, has announced Ian Chang as its new Chairman. With over twenty years of experience …
Source: Woodworking Network - Label Pending -
Published on Feb 19, 2025
Houston Taiwanese community cheers U.S. language change on Taiwan
Last week, the State Department removed a line on its Taiwan fact sheet that explicitly stated the U.S. does not support Taiwan's independence from China. Chinese officials immediately denounced the move, saying it sent the wrong message to Taiwanese …
Source: Houston Chronicle - Texas - Center-left -
Published on Feb 20, 2025
36 Chinese planes approach Taiwan — defense ministry
HONG KONG, February 20. /TASS/. Taiwan’s armed forces have registered the approach of 36 aircraft of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and eight warships of the PLA Navy near the island, the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense reported. …
Source: TASS - Gov't Propaganda -
Published on Feb 19, 2025
Taiwan’s ASE launches $300m chip plant in Malaysia
Source: Tech in Asia - Neutral