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China began holding military drills in areas surrounding Taiwan, days after Beijing accused 賴清德Lai Ching-te of promoting independence in his National Day address. Taiwan's 國防部 Ministry of National Defense, ROC(Taiwan) 🇹🇼 expressed “strong condemnation for such irrational and provocative behavior.”nytimes.com/2024/10/13/wor…

Since this summer, the 112-year-old Alishan Forest Railway has again been possible to take the scenic journey that begins in Chiayi and travels up 2,000 meters to the mountains in Alishan. @LamYikFei and I recently took the train to document this journey. nytimes.com/card/2024/10/2…

Apple will work with Chinese tech giant Alibaba to roll out AI in the world’s biggest phone market, where it is facing steep competition from domestic brands like Huawei. This follows months of uncertainty over its AI plan in China. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/13…

Chinese internet search giant Baidu will make its advanced AI chatbot services free and its next generation model open source, as competition heats up among global developers following the surging popularity of startup DeepSeek’s models. cnn.com/2025/02/14/tec…

New: TSMC is open to taking a controlling stake in Intel’s US factories, Ian King & I are told Trump team floated a potential Intel deal in recent meetings w TSMC officials, who were receptive. Intel’s stance is unclear. Talks are in very early stages bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The timing of Xi’s meeting with Chinese business leaders is significant as it signals “renewed effort to support private enterprise, especially in the tech sector, and to restore entrepreneurial confidence,” said Angela Zhang. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/17/tec…

Inbound investment in China plummeted to a four-year low in January, prompting Beijing to unveil new plans to attract foreign capital amid a flurry of economic headwinds. cnn.com/2025/02/20/eco…

Besides the slow rollout of AI features and fierce competition from Chinese brands like Oppo, Huawei and Vivo, which often offer higher specs at lower prices, Apple also faces challenges like greater patriotism among Chinese consumers, analysts said. cnn.com/2025/02/21/tec…

Taiwan’s coast guard detained a cargo ship and its Chinese crew on Tuesday and said it was investigating whether the vessel had deliberately cut an undersea internet cable, in the latest possible breach of the island’s communication lines. cnn.com/2025/02/25/asi… From CNN’s

Two decades ago, a modest shop in the middle of China’s Henan province saw its business take off after selling soft serve for just 1 yuan. Today, it has overtaken McDonald’s & Starbucks as the world’s largest food and beverage chain by number of stores. cnn.com/2025/03/03/bus…

Huge news: Trump said the $100 billion investment will contribute to building two additional advanced chipmaking facilities in Arizona — on top of the company’s existing three already in the works, calling TSMC the “most powerful company in the world.” amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/03/03…

Great report with many previously unreported details, including that Huawei has received two million logic dies from TSMC through shell companies, and that it has stockpiled at least a full year worth of HBM before restrictions kicked in.

Worries abound among Taiwanese over the security implications of TSMC's new US investment, but analysts have lauded its agile decision in navigating uncertainty posed by Trump. TSMC's move also adds pressure on other firms, like Samsung. edition.cnn.com/2025/03/13/tec…

Late to the race, but catching up fast — Chinese humanoid robot firms are closing the gap with American frontrunners like Tesla and Boston Dynamics, leveraging supply chain mastery and cost-cutting to speed up mass production. edition.cnn.com/2025/03/25/tec…

In the world of electric vehicles, there is a Chinese company outdoing Elon Musk’s Tesla. And it’s just getting started. Here's a mini-profile on the rise of BYD, the Chinese EV champion, and how it is upending the global market for clean-energy cars: edition.cnn.com/2025/03/26/car…

China appears to have quietly rolled back retaliatory tariffs of 125% on some semiconductors made in the US, three import agencies in the southern technology hub of Shenzhen told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/04/25/bus…

Thanks, John Liu at CNN , for reaching out. Really enjoyed our conversation yesterday night on the rumored tariff exemption for imported semiconductors from the U.S. and broader U.S.-China statecraft amid bilateral trade tension and China’s recent policy shift on the "change

🚨HONG KONG (⁦CNN⁩) — China’s Commerce Ministry just announced it is "currently assessing" proposals by the United States to begin trade talks, in a tone shift that could open the door for tariff negotiations. via ⁦John Liu⁩ cnn.com/2025/05/01/bus…

Trump's tariff threat on pharmaceuticals is exposing a major US vulnerability: dependence on China for drug supplies. Experts warned that Beijing could potentially exploit this reliance as leverage in an escalating trade war. edition.cnn.com/2025/06/03/bus…