Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing faces further controls on its business with China but looks to be making progress on U.S. chip production.

Some manufacturers in Taiwan have stopped production due to new restrictions on China’s rare earth minerals. As Taiwan plays a vital role in the global high-tech supply chain, TaiwanPlus spoke to resources engineering researcher Lee Cheng-han to find out how Taiwan could tackle this issue.

Taiwan has successfully completed the maiden sea trial for its first domestically developed submarine, the Narwhal. The initiative is part of Taiwan's strategy to modernize its military against Chinese military power.

Taiwan’s military is strengthening its maritime defense capabilities by showcasing a new fleet of uncrewed surface vehicles, designed for both surveillance and offensive operations, during rising tensions with China.

Taiwan has added China’s Huawei and SMIC to its trade blacklist in a move that further aligns it with U.S. trade policy and comes amid tensions with Beijing.

Taiwan’s decision deals another setback to Beijing’s efforts to expand its domestic chipmaking capabilities and compete with US firms such as Nvidia, as Huawei and SMIC have already been sanctioned by

On their own they may not amount to a hill of beans. But grouped together, they provide some food for thought. Various incidents have taken place in a

As tension between China and Taiwan grows daily, China’s recent development of a non-nuclear hydrogen bomb has added a new layer of uncertainty.

China, meanwhile, has stepped up its own naming efforts. In March, it publicly accused four individuals tied to Taiwan’s military of launching cyberattacks and collecting sensitive information. While public attribution is common in the West, such moves by China are relatively new.