China has told its citizens to immediately leave Eswatini, citing security risks in the African nation that is one of Taiwan's few remaining diplomatic allies.
China has spent years modifying civilian ferries to launch amphibious armored vehicles, developing specialized equipment to move forces ashore without conventional port facilities, hardening dozens of air bases, and rapidly expanding the missile forces that could be used to deter or defeat a U.S. in…
AI infrastructure, including advanced semiconductors mostly made in Taiwan, has become a key point of competition between the U.S. and China.
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SCMPMIXED 6.5geopolíticapro-PRC✓ 3 fuentes📊 datosTue, 25 Aug 2026 12:41:42
Taiwan’s first two F-16 Block 70 fighter jets from the United States are expected to arrive within days, with some analysts saying the improved models could give Taipei better odds against the People’s Liberation Army’s fifth-generation J-20 fighters.
The jets will be the first deliveries under a lo…
Rather than framing the pursuit of AI capabilities as a race, we should turn the process into a democratic mission, with milestones set by the people, rather than on their behalf. Taiwan's own demonstration of mission-led governance, along with insights from the open-web community, show what is poss…
Four people are missing after torrential rain lashed southern and eastern Taiwan on Monday, closing offices and schools, with authorities bracing for a typhoon to hit the island later in the week.
SCMPMIXED 6.5geopolíticapro-PRC✓ 14 fuentesMon, 24 Aug 2026 11:57:12
Taiwan’s top weapons developer has unveiled details of its Chiang Kung, or Strong Bow, anti-ballistic missile system as it seeks legislative funding for mass production to strengthen the island’s air defences amid growing pressure from Beijing.
The government-funded National Chung-Shan Institute of …
SCMPMIXED 6.5geopolíticapro-PRC✓ 27 fuentes📊 datosMon, 24 Aug 2026 15:00:07
Mainland Chinese government vessel sightings around Taiwan have reached record levels for a third straight month, as Beijing expands its law enforcement footprint east of the island following the announcement in late May of Tokyo-Manila maritime boundary talks over the area.
Taiwan’s defence ministr…
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A mainland Chinese research ship has sailed close to a key Taiwanese naval base, marking its third appearance near the island since May.
The Tong Ji is a 2,000-tonne scientific research vessel operated by Tongji University in Shanghai. It was spotted 28 nautical miles (52km) southwest of Liuqiu, an …
The Malaysian leader's remarks also prompted a rebuke from Taipei, which said that they "could negatively impact Taiwanese businesses’ confidence in investing in Malaysia.”
A discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 stage crashed into the Moon on Aug. 5, leaving behind a newly formed crater about 60 feet wide. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured detailed images showing bright and dark streaks of debris blasted across the surrounding surface. The impact even exposed fresh mat…
In the first purported "near-autonomous" attack on a nation-state, a Chinese-language operator used a complex AI framework to target and compromise government agencies, likely in Taiwan.
For decades, the West assumed that economic growth would turn China into a more open, liberal society, much as it did South Korea and Taiwan. Instead, China’s totalitarian institutions proved remarkably resilient, surviving decades of reform and reasserting themselves under President Xi Jinping.
Israeli cyber firm Dream said the framework adapted mid-operation, corrected its mistakes and expanded as it went along.
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SCMPMIXED 6.5geopolíticapro-PRC✓ 7 fuentesFri, 14 Aug 2026 12:09:00
The United States has sent a team of coastguards to train their Taiwanese counterparts as Beijing steps up its presence east of the island.
Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration said on Friday that its personnel were taking part in a two-week training programme led by US instructors. The training, whi…
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Vladimir Putin’s unprecedented visit to the disputed southern Kuril Islands signals a broader joint effort by Moscow and Beijing to pressure Japan, according to analysts.
They said the coordinated push aimed to target Tokyo over a range of friction points, including Western sanctions on Russia and J…
Pornographic material is strictly forbidden in the People's Republic of China. Yet demand is high nonetheless. Many of the films are produced in Taiwan – but performers do their best to conceal that fact.
The Indigenous Siraya were officially recognized via executive decree as Taiwan’s 17th indigenous group on July 30. They are also the first plains tribe group to obtain Indigenous status in Taiwan.
It is conceivable that in one blistering campaign, the People’s Republic of China could invade, occupy, and forcibly annex Taiwan. One question would dominate the post-occupation debate: “What more could have been done?” The obvious answers will be better intelligence, bigger exercises, more weapons…
More than 130 flights between Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China and Japan have been cancelled, while 10 high-speed rail services have been suspended as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards China’s east coast.
Hong Kong International Airport’s webpage showed that 64 inbound flights and 71 outbound flights we…
Anfang der Woche war "Bavi" noch ein Supertaifun - nun steuert der Wirbelsturm etwas abgeschwächt auf Taiwan und China zu. Die Behörden sind dennoch alarmiert und rufen Hunderttausende auf, sich in Sicherheit zu bringen.
BEIJING, July 9 (Reuters) - Typhoon Bavi churned southeast of Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, its winds easing overnight to just shy of 200 kph (124 mph), as authorities urged residents to stock up on supplies and brace for what could be the most powerful typhoon since 2024.
The Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau probe corroborates ICIJ and Citizen Lab’s findings that attacks against journalists were part of a coordinated espionage campaign sponsored by Beijing.
Em Taiwan, ilha que fabrica os chips e semicondutores mais avançados do mundo, uma empresa desenvolve uma estrutura mecânica vestível que ajuda pessoas debilitadas a se movimentar. Outra faz um escaneamento digital minucioso dos pés para produzir solados personalizados. E uma companhia propõe transf…
When a mainland Chinese research vessel spent three days last month conducting an oceanographic survey in the Philippine Sea east of Taiwan, state media portrayed the mission as another example of Beijing’s expanding civilian maritime governance.
However, experts highlighted the dual-use nature of o…
Japan's SBI Crypto shuts down 12th largest Bitcoin mining pool in the world, Russia gears up to launch digital ruble despite EU sanctions, and more: Asia Express.
The HinduRELIABLE 7.5geopolíticacenter-left✓ 18 fuentesSat, 04 Jul 2026 13:02:54
This is the second time in roughly a month that China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has sent coast guard ships into the waters off Taiwan’s east coast