December marked a turnaround in the manufacturing economies of China, South Korea, and Taiwan following several months of decline.
Tag: Taiwan
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‘PEACE’ PRESIDENT TRUMP AGREES TO PROVIDE TAIWAN WITH MASSIVE ARMS PACKAGE
President Donald Trump approved an $11.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan last week, which was embraced by the China hawks in Washington who see it as evidence that the administration will maintain the U.S.’s longstanding tradition of provoking Beijing in its sphere of influence.
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TAIWAN’S AI BOOM LEAVES OTHER SECTORS BEHIND
Artificial intelligence fever has swept Taiwan, lifting the island nation’s GDP by 8 percent in this year’s third quarter. However, that growth has overshadowed the country’s larger economic weakness.
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WASTE OF MONEY: TAIWAN AIMS TO SPEND $40 BILLION ON WEAPONS AMID CHINA THREAT
Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s president, said last week that he will seek an additional $40 billion in military spending—on top of its regular military budget—to improve its defenses in the event of an invasion by China.
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TENSIONS INCREASE BETWEEN BEIJING AND TOKYO AFTER SUGGESTION THAT JAPAN COULD COME TO TAIWAN’S AID IF ATTACKED
t didn’t take Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to anger Beijing.
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TAIWAN LOOKS TO ENHANCE ITS MISSILE DEFENSES WITH NEW ‘T-DOME,’ WITH CHINA IN MIND
Taipei is looking to upgrade its missile defense systems as part of its new military spending as it considers the threat of a Chinese invasion.
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GLOBAL FACTORY ACTIVITY CRIMPED BY WEAKNESS IN CHINA AND THE U.S.
Factory output contracted around the world in September as U.S. economic activity slowed, demand in China weakened, and the ongoing U.S. tariff war made customers hesitate to buy, Reuters reported.
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CHINA BECOMES MORE ASSERTIVE IN THE FACE OF U.S. HEGEMONY
China is intent on sending U.S. President Donald Trump a clear message that the days of Washington bullying Beijing and interfering with its regional aspirations are over.
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CHINA SHOWS U.S. MILITARY WHO’S BOSS DURING MILITARY PARADE
The Chinese government showcased some of its most advanced weapons last week during a military parade that was attended by President Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un, and Washington should take note: the Pentagon would get smashed in a conventional war against Beijing over Taiwan, as we have long said.
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U.S. APPROVES NEW ARMS SALE TO TAIWAN WORTH $385M, ANGERS CHINA
The Biden administration announced last week that it approved $385 million in weapons for Taiwan, which will include spare parts for F-16s and radar systems, prompting China to promise “countermeasures.”