Walter Liu

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The France Pavilion at SEMICON Taiwan in September 2026, as French research institutes and chip firms seek Taiwanese partners from the R&D stage onward. (Photo / French Office in Taipei Facebook)

France Wants Taiwan in Its Chip Labs, Not Just Its Supply Chain

Shield AI co-founder Brandon Tseng in an interview with Storm Media on April 24, 2026. The US defense startup opened a Taiwan office in September 2025 and now sources 16% of its product content from Taiwanese suppliers. (Photo: Ke Cheng-hui 柯承惠)

US Defense Tech Firms Flock to Taiwan for Its Drone Supply Chain

AeroVironment's booth at the 2025 Taipei Aerospace and Defense Technology Exhibition displayed its signature Switchblade loitering munitions and JUMP series drones. (Photo: Walter Liu)

Maker of Ukraine's Killer Drone Lands in Taiwan

The 1982 Falklands War, fought over 74 days between Britain and Argentina, is now a key case study for Chinese military researchers examining a future attack on Taiwan. Britain sent its naval task force three days after the fighting began. (Wikipedia)

PLA Studies Falklands and Kosovo Wars for Clues on Taiwan Invasion

Memory chips remain one of the biggest constraints on Taiwan's AI supply chain, UBS says, with tight supply of components such as Samsung's next-generation HBM4E samples expected to persist through 2027. (Samsung)

Taiwan's AI Boom Will Outrun Its Supply Bottlenecks, UBS Says

Former National Security Council Secretary-General Su Chi says that while more than 60 percent of Taiwanese now identify as Taiwanese, the island is militarily weak, internally divided, and increasingly provocative toward China. He is pictured at a Septem

"I Knew The US Would Not Save Taiwan," Su Chi Says, Pointing To This 2020 Incident

Marc Hijink, a senior technology reporter at Dutch newspaper NRC, speaks at the Netherlands pavilion during SEMICON Taiwan 2026. (Netherlands Office Taipei/Facebook)

Could China Catch Up To ASML? Dutch Journalist Warns DUV Chip Tools May Become Next Battleground

American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Taipei Office Director Raymond Greene attends the 2026 Taipei Security Dialogue on September 9, 2026. (Photo by Ko Cheng-hui)

AIT's Raymond Greene Points To Israel As A Model For Taiwan's Shrinking Military Manpower

Taiwan Philippines coast guard ties have been warming, with Philippine officials attending Taiwan's ocean forum for two straight years. Pictured is the Penghu, one of Taiwan's 1,000 ton coast guard patrol vessels. (CNA)

Quiet Diplomacy: How Taiwan and the Philippines Are Countering China's Gray Zone Tactics

Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration has expanded humanitarian and operational cooperation with Japan's Coast Guard since the two signed a maritime search and rescue agreement in 2017. Pictured is the CGA's 1,000 ton firefighting and rescue vessel Miaoli.

Japanese Lawmakers Push For A New Maritime Security Pact With Taiwan As East Asia's Nuclear Risks Grow

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Falcon 9 traces its lineage to Falcon 1, the rocket that nearly bankrupted SpaceX before its first success. (Associated Press)

Taiwan's Satellite Test Failure: Why Experts See Lessons, Not Defeat

French naval vessels have been increasingly active in East Asian and Western Pacific waters. In the foreground is the French frigate FS Prairial. (French Ministry of Defence official website)

France Courts Beijing and Backs Taiwan — With Warships and Law

In early June 2026, Israel's newly appointed Ambassador to Fiji, Maya Yaron, presented her credentials to Fijian President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu. (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs Facebook)

Israel's Pacific Comeback Puts Taiwan's Three Allies Under Its Watch

A Ukrainian lawmaker says the Russia-Ukraine war's greatest lesson for Taiwan is that only preparedness can sustain peace. Pictured: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky waits to receive Honduran President Xiomara Castro in Kyiv on June 19, 2026. (AP)

Deter Now or Fight Later: Ukraine MP Brings Russia's Lesson to Taipei

China's Xuelong 2 research icebreaker, operated by the Chinese Polar Research Center under the Ministry of Natural Resources. (Chinese Polar Research Center)

Behind China's Merchant Fleet, a Taiwan War Playbook

Under the leadership of Sanae Takaichi, Japan is set to establish a National Intelligence Agency this month — the most sweeping intelligence reform in 80 years since the end of World War II. (Sanae Takaichi Facebook)

Japan’s Intelligence Overhaul: Why Takaichi’s New Agency is a Game Changer for Taiwan

In March 2026, Japan's Air Self-Defense Force expanded its dedicated space warfare unit, the Space Operations Squadron, into a full Space Operations Group. (Japan Air Self-Defense Force official website)

Japan Renames Air Force for Space as Ex-General Urges Taiwan to Prepare

Franck Paris, Director of the French Office in Taipei, holds his final press conference before departing Taiwan on July 7, 2026. (Photo by Ko Cheng-hui)

Outgoing French Envoy: Europe's AI Ambitions Still Run Through Taiwan

Richard Koo (辜朝明), chief economist at Nomura Research Institute Japan, believes it is unlikely that the US and Iran will complete negotiations within the 60-day window, and that the process will inevitably drag on. Pictured at the 40th Asian Bankers Assoc

Richard Koo: Why the U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal Negotiations Are Doomed to Fail

Former President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) attends the 2026 Wealth Magazine Influence Forum on July 2, 2026. (Photo by Liu Huan-yan)

Tsai Ing-wen Resurfaces, Urges Taiwan to Help Shape World Order