#theguardian.com. × China looks south as it seeks to reduce reliance on a capricious United States. China wants to protect against the volatility of Trump’s tariffs, and now has more than a dozen free trade agreements with global south countries
#Mar.28.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Taiwan jails four soldiers, including three who worked in presidential office, for spying for China. Soldiers had worked for ‘extremely sensitive and important units’ and ‘their acts betrayed the country’, Taipei court says
#Mar.27.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × China remains top military and cyber threat to US, intelligence report says. Annual report says Beijing making ‘steady but uneven’ progress on capabilities to capture Taiwan
#Mar.25.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Chinese state media celebrates Trump’s cuts to Voice of America and Radio Free Asia. Chinese state media hails US president’s order to strip back government funding to news organisations he deems ‘radical’
#Mar.18.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Taiwan’s president labels China a ‘foreign hostile force’ and ramps up security measures citing ‘infiltration’. Lai Ching-te’s speech – which included a proposal to set up military courts – prompted an angry reaction from Beijing, which called him a ‘creator of crisis’
#Mar.14.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Dalai Lama says his successor will be born outside China in the ‘free world’. New book by spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism will raise the stakes in a dispute with Beijing over control of Tibet
#Mar.11.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Trump pick for Pentagon says selling submarines to Australia would be ‘crazy’ if Taiwan tensions flare. Nominee for under secretary for defense policy says Aukus deal to deliver Virginia class submarines could leave US sailors ‘vulnerable’
#Mar.08.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Taiwan hails ‘historic’ TSMC deal with US, but will it lose the ‘silicon shield’ protecting it from China?. The producer of the world’s most advanced chip technology is investing on US soil but some fear that could reduce the leverage Taiwan holds to ensure its future security
#Mar.07.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Taiwan vows most advanced tech will not go to US under $100bn Trump deal. Country’s government says deal with TSMC needs assessment as opposition claims it will reduce defences
#Mar.04.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Taiwanese chip giant to announce $100bn investment in US plants. CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) to discuss deal with Trump at White House on Monday
#Mar.03.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × ‘America is going down’: China can capitalise on damage caused by Trump, former PLA colonel says. Exclusive: Zhou Bo says harm done to US image may make Taiwanese reconsider their attitude towards Beijing but says he sees Trump as overall being ‘rather friendly’
#Mar.02.2025 ×
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