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The Department of Commerce says the US and Taiwan have reached a trade agreement as part of which Taiwan will invest $250B in chip production capacity in the US (Kif Leswing/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/15/us-taiwan-chips-deal-china.html

Taiwan will invest $250 billion in U.S. chipmaking under new trade deal
The U.S. and Taiwan have reached a trade agreement to build chips and chip factories on American soil, the Department of Commerce announced Thursday.

Chipfertigung: TSMC knackt zum ersten Mal eine Billion Taiwan-Dollar
Der weltweit größte Chipauftragsfertiger TSMC wächst unaufhörlich weiter. Die Zahlen zeigen auch, dass die Preise für Chips steigen.
h…

Inspections by Taiwan's National Security Bureau (NSB) of five Chinese generative AI apps -- Deepseek, Doubao (豆包), Yiyan (文心一言), Tongyi (通義千問), and Yuanbao (騰訊元寶) -- found violations of users' communication security across several indicators.
https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/2025…

Taiwan warns of biases, data breach in Deepseek, other Chinese AI - Focus Taiwan
The National Security Bureau (NSB) has urged Taiwanese people to be on alert when using Chinese generative artificial intelligence (AI) language models due to potential security breaches and the spread of "disinformation" following recent inspections of five such apps.

Frau Sawerthal war wieder mal unterwegs.
https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000300217/die-alte-front-wo-ein-chinesischer-angriff-auf-taiwan-starten-koennte

Die alte Front: Wo ein chinesischer Angriff auf Taiwan starten könnte
Die Inselgruppe liegt nur wenige Kilometer vom chinesischen Festland entfernt, gehört aber zu Taiwan. Bis in die 1990er-Jahre verlief hier die Frontlinie. Heute gerät Matsu wieder ins Rampenlicht

Night markets, unfortunately, are full of meaty things. But they look fabulous.
#Taiwan #Kaoshiung #streetphotography

Chipherstellung: USA verlangen 40 Prozent der taiwanischen Produktion in den USA
Taiwan und die US-Regierung einigen sich auf einen groben Plan für mehr Investitionen in den USA. Ohne diese drohen erneut höhere Zölle.

A plant that looks like a fungus,
lives like a parasite,
and clones itself in the dark
—Balanophora may be one of evolution’s strangest experiments.
At the foot of moss-covered trees in the mountains of Taiwan and mainland Japan,
as well as within the subtropical forests of Okinawa,
an unusual organism emerges from the forest floor.
It is often mistaken for a mushroom,
yet it is actually a rare flowering plant that produces some of the smallest…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music
Leron Thomas:
🎵 Made In Taiwan
#LeronThomas
https://open.spotify.com/track/3oV7LHg5N3VNiY1febe7p0

We’re still collecting more program and session ideas from across the #ESEAP community for the #Wikimedia ESEAP Conference 2026 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan 🇹🇼 (15–17 May 2026)!
🔗 More info and submission form:

ESEAP Conference 2026/Program/Submissions - Meta-Wiki

Sources: the US nears a trade deal with Taiwan that would reduce tariffs on the island's exports and include a commitment from TSMC to build 5 fabs in Arizona (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/business/economy/trump-taiwan-deal.html

Trump Administration Nears Trade Deal With Taiwan
The deal would cut tariffs and include a commitment from Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, the island’s chip giant, to build more manufacturing plants in the United States.

"EU members, like most countries including the US, have no formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan and follow a “one China” policy. But the EU and Taiwan share common democratic values as well as close trade ties, and the bloc opposes any use of military force by China to settle its dispute with Taiwan.
Hsiao also drew parallels between Taiwan suffering cyber-attacks and having its undersea internet cables cut by China, and hybrid attacks faced by European nations since Russia’s invasi…

How China would cut Taiwan off: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/06/how-china-would-cut-taiwan.html

Bedauernd lehne ich Einladungen nach Kerala und Taiwan ab. (#angeberei)

Taiwan opens its largest AI supercomputing data center using Nvidia's Blackwell chips, a major effort in its push for sovereign AI and chip industry innovation (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/ta…

Taiwan opens sovereign AI data center with Nvidia-powered supercomputer
Plans to expand capacity of Tainan hub sixfold by 2028 in partnership with Japan's NTT

Interessant alternatief idee over China/Taiwan van Ruben Terlou in Buitenhof: 'Venezuela' kan ook betekenen dat de VS eerder ingrijpt als China Taiwan aanvalt. Zo'n aanval kan immers de belangen van de VS bedreigen.
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#Buitenhof #China #RubenTerlou

⏰ Taiwan reports surge in Chinese cyber activity and disinformation efforts
https://therecord.media/taiwan-nsb-report-china-surge-cyberattacks-influence-operations

Taiwan reports surge in Chinese cyber activity and disinformation efforts
Taiwan’s National Security Bureau says network intrusions and influence operations by China have increased this year, with critical infrastructure drawing the most attention.

Jensanity: Why Taiwan must stop worshipping Jensen Huang
https://wordsfromtaiwan.medium.com/jensanity-why-taiwan-must-stop-worshipping-jensen-huang-5f019de8d48e

„Ob meteorologische Vorsicht oder politische: Tsai reiste unbehelligt.“
Ein guter Artikel in @… von @codieckmann.bsky.social

Taiwan's data shows the US became its top export destination in 2025 over China, including Hong Kong, the first time since 1999, partly driven by AI tech demand (Hideaki Ryugen/Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/economy/trade/taiwan-…

Taiwan exports to US overtake those to China on AI tech demand
Wider goods trade surplus in 2025 stokes worries over Trump tariff pressure

Want to feel even more gloomy? Me neither.
The world is one bad decision away from a silicon ice age • The Register
https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/12/silicon_shield_versus_silicon_winter/

The world is one bad decision away from a silicon ice age
Opinion: Venezuela today, Taiwan tomorrow? This might be the last good year for buying hardware

Talking #water in Hsinchu: the biggest reservoir and cleanest stream here in the mid-north of #Taiwan is connected with the Science Park. It serves the #semiconductor industry. A bit is for agricu…

Montag: Tschernobyl-Schaden durch Drohne, Taiwan gegen chinesische Lifestyle-App
Unglücksreaktors weniger sicher RedNote wegen Betrug gesperrt Ex-Chef Intels für neue Chipfertigung Geschichte der Hubble-Fotos Metas nächste VR-Brillen

Taiwan issues an arrest warrant for OnePlus CEO Pete Lau for allegedly illegally recruiting 70 Taiwanese engineers, amid a crackdown on Chinese talent raids (Li Liu/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01…

Taiwan's interior ministry announces a one-year ban on access to Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, aka RedNote, citing 1,700 fraud cases since 2024 (Ben Blanchard/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/tai…

Climate action is finally moving from promises to practice. The Global Implementation Accelerator is bridging the gap between national climate plans and real-world results.
Here's what's working: Private capital restoring Brazilian forests. Unilever switching to renewables. H&M and IKEA modernizing Vietnam's grid. Companies in Taiwan pooling demand for clean energy.
The breakthrough? Aligning business needs with national climate goals creates wins on both sides.

From Plans to Progress: A Blueprint for Delivering 1.5°C Through the ‘Global Mutirão’
The Global Mutirão sent a clear message: delivering 1.5°C is only possible through shared effort.

With Artillery and Warships, China Practices Blockading Taiwan - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/asia/china-taiwan-military-drills.html

Taiwan Bans China’s RedNote App for a Year, Citing Fraud
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-05/taiwan-bans-china-s-rednote-app-for-a-year-citing-fraud-worries

"China will use this as justification when they attack Taiwan later this year."
China has just denounced the US for breaking international law. Technically that puts the boot on the other foot, and it would now be hypocritical to point to Venezuela if and when.
Does that lower the probability of them attacking Taiwan? Or of pointing to Venezuela when the US criticizes them for it?
I think we all put too much stock in the value of sound arguments. Any argument wil…

Ahead of Xi meeting, White House aides worry what Trump will say about Taiwan (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/ahead-xi-meeting-white-house-aides-worry-trump-will-say-taiwan-rcna239949
http://www.memeorandum.com/251028/p146#a251028p146

Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Taiwan: Millionen Cyberangriffe aus China auf kritische Infrastruktur – pro Tag

Polymarket is hosting a growing number of contracts related to military conflicts, including China invading Taiwan; possible US strikes in Iran has $18M volume (Denitsa Tsekova/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

"Leben Sie lang & in Frieden."
**Gute KI statt böse KI**
https://www.republik.ch/2025/12/10/rede-audrey-tang-wir-das-vo…

Wir, das Volk, sind die Superintelligenz
Die taiwanische Cyber­aktivistin und Digital­ministerin von Taiwan Audrey Tang ist in Zürich ausgezeichnet worden. Hier ihre Rede.

Migrant workers in #Taiwan are mostly from Southeast Asia, the #semiconductor industry esp. pulls from the #Philippines. Entire neighborhoods cater to

Taiwan: 2,6 Millionen Cyberangriffe aus China auf Infrastruktur – jeden Tag
Taiwans Nachrichtendienst hat im vergangenen Jahr im Schnitt 2,6 Millionen chinesische Cyberattacken auf die eigene kritische Infrastruktur gezählt – jeden Tag.

“Former president Tsai Ing-wen capped the outreach with a speech in Berlin on Monday, her first visit in 15 years to a country that has been cautious in engaging Taipei to avoid damaging its relationship with China.”
Excellent article in the @… by Kathrin Hille in Taipei, Anne-Sylvaine Chassany in Berlin, Adrienne Klasa in Paris, Leo Lewis in To…

The US has a carrier group in the South China Sea and another near the Philippines. Either could start a blockade of the Strait of Malacca, strangling China’s oil supply. So China may not “take” Taiwan today.
Tomorrow however…
#USpol #China

So, I guess that USA would be fine if, say, Russia kidnaps Zelensky and his wife, right? Or if China kidnaps Lai Ching-te (Taiwan's president) and his wife, isn't it?
Is there anyone sane in the US government at all? Will the UN do anything against this new international laws violation by USA?

Now that El Cheato has put out a welcome mat to invite China to invade Taiwan, my guess is that today's computer memory shortage and price increases are but a thin shadow of what is to come.

Trump, After Call With China's Xi, Told Tokyo to Lower the Volume on Taiwan (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/world/china/trump-after-call-with-chinas-xi-told-japan-to-lower-the-volume-on-taiwan-3af795d6?st=zbK7Me&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
http://www.memeorandum.com/251126/p116#a251126p116

RIP BILT, it was fun while it lasted. sidenote, I was at a highway rest area in Taiwan/Taoyuan and saw a BILT card, super random lol.
https://www.reddit.com/r/biltrewards/comments/1q62t93/bilt_20_leaked_reporting_from_rcreditcards/…

Forschung in China: 1000 spezielle Drohnen könnten Taiwan von Starlink abklemmen
In China wird weiter überlegt, wie Taiwan im Falle einer Auseinandersetzung von Starlink abgeklemmt werden könnte. Die jüngste Idee setzt auf tausende Drohnen.

OpenAI is piloting group chats in ChatGPT in Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan; up to 20 users can be invited to prompt ChatGPT in a shared space (OpenAI)
https://openai.com/index/group-chats-in-chatgpt

After two glorious weeks off , Metacurity is back with a holiday round-up edition of the top infosec developments you should know, including
--Substation destruction and not cyber expertise likely led to Caracas power outages,
--Denmark says Russia was behind destructive cyberattacks,
--CISA staffers suspended after organizing polygraph test of acting director,
--Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan jumped in 2025,
--OpenAI says prompt injection attack risks are here t…

Substation destruction and not cyber expertise likely led to Caracas power outages
Denmark says Russia was behind destructive cyberattacks, CISA staffers suspended after organizing polygraph test of acting director, Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan jumped in 2025, OpenAI says prompt injection attack risks are here to stay, European Space Agency confirms breach, much more

Epic insights on the #semiconductor industry in #Taiwan. We’re on the second day of our workshop, with a heavy focus on walks.
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The industry came to the island in the freaking 1950s. Here’s a precious IBM machine, infamously transported by horse car 🐎 because trucks were to shaky…

New toy: Font coverage analyzer (alpha)
blueset.github.io/font-coverage/

US approves $11bn in arms sales to Taiwan in deal likely to anger China | Weapons News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/18/us-approves-11bn-in-arms-sales-to-taiwan-in-deal-likely-to-anger-china?traffic_source=rss

Before you head out for the weekend, don't miss today's Metcurity for the crucial cybersecurity developments you should know, including
--US, Canada warn of Chinese-linked Brickstorm malware that gains long-term access,
--Intellexa had access to personal data of Predator spyware targets,
--Int'l partners release AI security guide for OT orgs,
--Phreeli cellco doesn't ask for identifying info,
--Taiwan suspends Rednote over fraud cases,
--Alb…

US, Canada warn of Chinese-linked Brickstorm malware that gains long-term access
Intellexa had access to personal data of Predator spyware targets, Int'l partners release AI security guide for OT orgs, Phreeli cellco doesn't ask for identifying info, Taiwan suspends Rednote over fraud cases, Albiriox Android malware evolves quickly, NCSC debuts proactive notifications, much more

Taboo in the clean room: workers in #semiconductor fabs, e.g. TSMC in #Taiwan, face high mental pressure. They cannot eat pizza – it’s too similar to the form of an IC waver. 😬
I will continue dropping these insights, here from clinical psychology. Unions are banned, btw., so better med…

China's Xi Calls Trump in Unusual Move to Discuss Taiwan, Ukraine (Lingling Wei/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/world/china/chinas-xi-calls-trump-in-unusual-move-to-discuss-ukraine-taiwan-add503b3?st=cxrb9k
http://www.memeorandum.com/251124/p99#a251124p99

Als Präsidentin von Taiwan durfte Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) nicht nach Deutschland einreisen. Also hat sie es jetzt einfach als Ex-Präsidentin nachgeholt. Im @… traf sie auf den Parlamentarischer Freundeskreis Berlin-Taipei und weitere Freunde Taiwans. Vielen Dank an den Vorsitzenden @…

From Ukraine, the Baltic states, and Poland
to Taiwan and Japan,
potentially vulnerable nations are all drawing the same uncomfortable conclusion from the past year
—that survival in Trump’s new world order no longer depends on old-fashioned U.S. guarantees
but on making yourself too painful to attack.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly acknowledged in December that NATO membership,
a cornerstone of his country’s strategic aspirations since th…

U.S. Allies Need to ‘Become Porcupines’
One of six FP columnists on how the world could handle the new Washington in 2026.

Back in #Taiwan, ready for a cracker tour through the wee #semiconductor industry with our interational “Silicon Urbanism” research group.
From clean rooms to water streams, we’ll do it all

🔬 Optical imaging technique unlocks hidden glycemic history for diabetes and cancer research
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-optical-imaging-technique-hidden-glycemic.html

Optical imaging technique unlocks hidden glycemic history for diabetes and cancer research
A National Taiwan University (NTU) interdisciplinary research team, led by Prof. Chi-Kuang Sun and Prof. Tzung-Dau Wang, has unveiled a optical imaging technique that enables the reconstruction of an individual's historical blood glucose patterns—information that has long been beyond the reach of current medical technology.

Shipments of AI servers from Taiwan to the US are set to double in 2025 vs. 2024, as Foxconn, Quanta, and Wistron ramp up production to meet demand (Hideaki Ryugen/Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/taiwan-s-top-a…

Taiwan's top AI server makers boost output to meet US demand
Foxconn, Quanta and Wistron vie for orders from Nvidia and other tech giants

From (1) street food to (2) temples to (3) a waiting spot for Uber Eat drivers to (4) elevated (thus protected) electronic infrastructure. Old town life in a rapidly changing place.
#streetphotography, based on our first Silicon Urbanism walkshop in Hsinchu, #Taiwan. A TW-GER happen…

"Stern warning": China's military holds live drills around Taiwan (Rebecca Falconer/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/29/china-taiwan-live-fire-military-drills-us-arms-deal
http://www.memeorandum.com/251229/p28#a251229p28

Taiwanese prosecutors file additional indictments against Tokyo Electron's Taiwan unit and three other defendants over the alleged theft of TSMC trade secrets (Wen-Yee Lee/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific

Neues vom Jadekohl
https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000301827/warum-ein-kohlkopf-aus-taiwan-china-veraergert

Opinion | Japan’s New Clarity on Taiwan Is a Wake-Up Call - The New York Times
https://archive.ph/H40Vp

Am kürzeren Hebel https://www.german-foreign-policy.com/news/detail/10171

Taiwan's interior ministry announces a one-year ban on access to Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, aka RedNote, citing 1,700 fraud cases since 2024 (Ben Blanchard/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/tai…

Weltspiegel • Auslandskorrespondenten berichten | #ARD #DasErste
https://www.ardmediathek.de/tv-programm/68c7e8de081db1a25ceefa3f
Om 18:30 begonnen. Centraal in Weltspiegel staat de situatie rond Taiwan en Zuid chinesezee.
Enjoy

Taiwan says China's cyberattacks on its hospitals, banks, energy, and other infrastructure rose 6% YoY in 2025 to an average of 2.63M attacks a day (Yimou Lee/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chines

Fedex just shipped a package from Taiwan to NL for me, tried to deliver at a random time during a working day. Found me not home, then immediately threatened to send the package back if I don't leave delivery instructions. Then only let me talk to AI agents, who don't understand what I want.
This level of dysfunction is staggering. Surely it can't be good for their bottom line if packages are sent back across the world all the time?

✅ entering #TSMC headquarters. We got a green #semiconductor manufacturing tour through fabs. Sustainability as a roadshow.
Then we visited a village that had been kindly asked to relocate for a new 2 nm fab. Cutting edges. The temple and local god had to move, too – better get the deity’…

A look at "TSMC Village" in North Phoenix, as TSMC brings an influx of skilled workers from Taiwan who face challenges like adapting to a sprawling suburbia (Peter S. Goodman/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/business/tsmc-phoenix-little…

In Arizona Desert, Taiwanese Families Create Community and Build a Factory
Skilled workers from Taiwan engaged in the chip industry have found ways to ease the transition to America while making an imprint on Greater Phoenix.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping,
who told Trump that Taiwan's "return to China" is a key part of Beijing's vision for the world order.
The call between Trump and Xi came weeks after the two leaders met in South Korea, where they agreed to a "framework" for a trade deal that has yet to be finalized

In talks with Xi and Takaichi, Trump looks to strike a delicate balance (Jesse Johnson/The Japan Times)
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/25/japan/trump-xi-taiwan-china-us-japan-analysis/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251125/p69#a251125p69

Asshole #Trump just traded #Venezuela for #Ukraine and #Taiwan.
He has betrayed us all…

DeepSeek-R1 erzeugt unsicheren Code bei politisch sensiblen Begriffen
Die chinesische KI DeepSeek-R1 erzeugt schlechteren Code, wenn Begriffe wie Falun Gong oder Taiwan im Prompt stehen. Das fanden Sicherheitsforscher heraus.

Sources: Nvidia's H200 chips for China, mainly manufactured in Taiwan, will travel to the US for an unusual national security review before they are exported (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech…

Taiwanese prosecutors charge Tokyo Electron for failing to prevent staff from allegedly stealing TSMC trade secrets, indicting the company on several counts (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-02/taiwan-charg…

Taiwan's minister Wu Cheng-wen says the US won't impose "punishing" tariffs on Taiwan, after a "consensus" that Taiwan would support the US chip industry (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/28648c5f-5dcf-4300-9074-b1b0ef4704fd

Closing #Taiwan w/ a run in the mountains, Jazz and food. 👏 #photography
And now, an 18hrs flight later, I’m back in Germany.

Jensen Huang says its Blackwell GPUs are now in full production in Arizona, after being solely manufactured in Taiwan previously (Kif Leswing/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/28/nvidia-jensen-huang-gtc-washington-dc-ai.html

Jensen Huang says Nvidia's AI chips are now being manufactured in Arizona
Previously, Nvidia's fastest GPUs were solely manufactured in Taiwan.

Sources: Salesforce's Slack tells customers in China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan that they must migrate their accounts to partner Alibaba before February (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/salesforces-slack-stop-…

Salesforce’s Slack to Stop Direct Service in China, Farm Out to Alibaba
Salesforce’s Slack has told customers in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan that they must migrate their accounts to partner Alibaba Group before February, if they want to continue with instant-messaging service, according to a Slack customer in mainland China and an Alibaba Cloud employee. The move is in response to a privacy and data security law that came into effect this year in

Oxford Economics: the AI boom is lifting global trade, with ~60% of US data center capex spent on imported IT gear, mainly from Taiwan, South Korea, and Vietnam (Akash Sriram/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/great-ai-buildou…

Taiwan raises its 2025 GDP growth forecast to 7.37%, up from 4.45% forecasted in August, the fastest in 15 years, as AI demand boosts its electronics exports (Kathrin Hille/Financial Times)

Taiwanese prosecutors search Intel VP Lo Wen-jen's homes days after TSMC alleged he leaked sensitive info, suggesting the government is deepening its probe (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-27/ex-…

Ex-TSMC Executive’s Homes Searched After Intel Dispute Deepens
Prosecutors have searched the homes of a former Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. executive accused of potentially leaking trade secrets to Intel Corp., suggesting the government is deepening a probe into the high-profile dispute.

Chip companies in South Korea, Taiwan, and China have been raising pay and bonuses as global competition intensifies for a limited pool of chip engineers (June Yoon/Financial Times)
https://on.ft.com/3K5zVj1

Google opens an AI infrastructure hardware engineering hub in Taipei, its biggest outside of the US, to develop and test tech to be deployed in its data centers (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/google-opens-new-ai-engin…