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TAIWAN GIVES LITHUANIA AN ABUNDANCE OF MICROCHIPS DURING THE CHINA CONFLICT 

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The conflict between Lithuania and China over Taiwan has the potential to bring an unexpected windfall to the tiny Baltic country that France and Germany could only hope for: investment in the production of microchips. In order to keep Europe competitive with rivals like China and the United States, the EU’s industrial strategy includes a […]

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AS A CHINA AIRCRAFT ENTERS THE AREA, TAIWAN ACTIVATES ITS AIR DEFENSES 

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Over the last three years, China, which sees Taiwan as its own territory, has routinely used its air force over the skies surrounding the island but not in Taiwan’s sovereign airspace. On Thursday, June 8th, Taiwan activated its defensive systems after receiving reports of 37 Chinese military aircraft entering the island’s air defense zone, some

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TENSIONS ACROSS THE TAIWAN STRAIT HAVE NOT STOPPED TAIWAN FROM EMBRACING SUSTAINABLE WIND ENERGY 

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A crane lifts the final portion of a white wind turbine tower that is over 100 meters tall into place in Taichung, a port city on Taiwan’s west coast. The turbine will be one of 111 rotating at a multi-billion dollar offshore wind farm being developed by Denmark’s Orsted that will generate enough power for

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GERMANY EMPHASIZES EU ‘CANNOT BE INDIFFERENT’ TO TENSIONS BETWEEN CHINA AND TAIWAN 

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Germany’s Annalena Baerbock, who arrived in Tianjin, is the most recent prominent European politician to travel to China. As she put it, the “worst-case scenario” for Germany and the EU would be an escalation between China and Taiwan.  Foreign Minister of Germany Annalena Baerbock began a three-day trip to China on Thursday by landing in

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TAIWAN ISSUES A WARNING ABOUT A “SUDDEN INCURSION” BY CHINESE FORCES NEAR THE ISLAND 

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Considering escalating military tensions across the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan’s defense minister, Chiu Kuo-cheng, issued a warning on Monday, March 6th, saying the island must be on high alert for a “sudden incursion” by the Chinese military into areas near to its territory this year. In recent years, China has increased its military operations in the

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FOXCONN WILL BE FINED BY TAIWAN FOR MAKING UNAPPROVED INVESTMENTS IN CHINA 

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Taiwan’s government said on Saturday, 17th of December, it would fine Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, for an unauthorized investment in a Chinese chip maker even after the Taiwanese firm said it would be selling the stake. Taiwan has turned a wary eye on China’s ambition to boost its semiconductor industry and is tightening

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US APPROVAL OF $425 MILLION IN MILITARY SALES WILL STRENGTHEN TAIWAN’S DEFENSE 

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On Tuesday, 6th December, the Biden administration approved two new sizable arms sales to Taiwan, approvals that are guaranteed to enrage China. The State Department reported that it had approved sales of spare parts for Taiwan’s fleet of F-16 fighters, C-130 transport planes, and other U.S.-supplied combat systems totaling more than $425 million.  The package

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MASSIVE TAIWANESE INVESTMENTS WILL BE MADE IN LITHUANIA’S CHIP INDUSTRY 

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The president of the Taiwanese representative office in Vilnius announced on Monday that Taiwan, the largest supplier of semiconductors in the world, will invest more than EUR 10 million (USD 9.98 mln) in chip production in Lithuania. According to Eric Huang, head of the representative office, Taiwan’s Industrial Technology and Research Institute will work with

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EU MEMBER STATES’ RELATIONSHIP WITH TAIWAN IN THE SHADOW OF THE SINO-RUSSIAN ALLIANCE

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Extending the 2001 Sino-Russian Treaty for another 5 years in February 2022 undoubtedly contributed to the European Union’s difficulties regarding having positive economic relations with both Russia and China. A fun fact is that Russia and China deepened their ties amid the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and they bore out anew that

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THE US SEEKS TO ARM TAIWAN, IN RESPONSE TO TAIWAN ADJUSTING ITS “FIRST STRIKE” POLICY REGARDING CHINA 

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On the 5th October Taiwan’s defense minister updated the country’s definition of a “first strike” to include Chinese military aircraft and drones that intrude on the country’s airspace.   While being interviewed, Chiu Kuo-cheng, Taiwan’s defense minister, said China’s new, aggressive stance had changed what Taiwan would define as a “first strike” that would require a response. In retaliation for

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