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Why is Taiwan Building a Drone Industry Without China
Taiwan’s drone exports are surging as Western governments seek alternatives to Chinese suppliers. But dependence on Chinese components, high production costs, and fragmented procurement threaten the island’s ambition to become a trusted manufacturing hub.
How Much Does Taiwan Spend on Defense—and Where Does that Money Go?
Taiwan has proposed a record US$35.3 billion defense budget for 2027. But understanding how much the island actually spends on its military requires separating annual appropriations, special budgets, pensions, and Coast Guard expenditures.
Global Smartphone Shipments Plunge 20% Amid Memory Shortage
October 13, 2026 -- Today’s top stories: Global Smartphone Shipments Plunge 20% Amid Memory Shortage, EU Backs Malaysia’s Semiconductor Ambitions Amid Supply Chain Diversification, and US Economists Win 2026 Nobel Prize for Macroeconomic Stabilization Research.
Recontextualizing 228: French Historian Says Taiwan’s Youth Paid for Japan’s War
Nearly 80 years after the 228 Incident, French historian Victor Louzon offers a new interpretation of Taiwan’s most painful postwar tragedy: the violence of 1947 was shaped not only by Nationalist misrule, but by the collision of two very different World War II memories—Taiwan’s experience under Japanese rule and the Chinese Nationalists’ war against Japan.
Taiwan's Next AI Winners: QIC Sees 500 Smaller Companies Worth US$2.66 Trillion by 2030
Fueled by US$6.5 trillion in projected AI capital spending and supply chain localization, Taiwan's emerging AI players could see their combined market value increase fivefold.
The Puma Shen Wave – Building a Brand in a 198-Day Taipei Mayoral Campaign
Puma Shen is trying to turn Taipei’s mayoral race into a 198-day branding campaign, softening his anti-China image and focusing on policy, social media and younger voters. As the gap with incumbent Chiang Wan-an narrows, turnout could decide not only the election, but also Chiang’s political future.
AI Chips Have a Bending Problem. A Taiwanese Oven Maker Is Selling the Fix.
Taiwan’s AblePrint Technology is tackling one of advanced packaging’s toughest problems: chip warpage. Its answer is surprisingly simple—a high-pressure oven that reshapes packages before heat-induced stress becomes permanent.
Taiwan’s Prologium Targets AI Data Centers and Aerospace as EV Demand Slows
October 12, 2026 -- Today’s top stories: Taiwan’s Prologium Targets AI Data Centers and Aerospace as EV Demand Slows, VW Urges Franco-German Unity as Chinese Automakers Challenge Europe, and Trump Calls for Zelensky’s Replacement Amid Dispute Over Russian Diesel.
From Nanjing to Shenzhen: Taiwan’s Place in China-Hosted APEC
As China hosts APEC in 2026, Taiwan’s participation is testing the limits of Beijing’s influence. From Nanjing to the upcoming Shenzhen summit, the key question is not whether Taiwan can take part, but how far China can reshape the terms of its participation.
US Suspends Microsoft, Adobe From Filing for Green Cards
October 9, 2026 -- Today’s top stories: US Suspends Microsoft, Adobe From Filing for Green Cards, Elon Musk Questions Ambani’s Influence as Starlink India Launch Stalls, and Fed Signals Another Interest Rate Hike as Inflation Concerns Persist.
Hsinchu County Museum of Art Cultivates Interest in the Arts Ahead of Opening
Hsinchu County is set to open a new art museum in 2030, but its preparatory work goes beyond constructing the building. The Hsinchu County Government knows that the real test of a cultural venue is not whether it can generate buzz at its opening, but whether it can keep drawing people in once the initial excitement fades. It is therefore working now to ensure that the arts take root in people's everyday lives.
Exclusive: AmCham Veterans Recall the Fight to Preserve US-Taiwan Ties in 1979
At AmCham Taiwan’s 75th anniversary, Robert Parker and Don Shapiro revisit the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, Taiwan’s transformation, and lessons for a new era of geopolitical uncertainty.