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Trump and Xi met in Beijing for the first time in nine years. Microsoft poured $100B into OpenAI and became the supporting actor; Cerebras received $70B on day one. Hormuz entered week six. Cisco cut 4,000. ILLIT hit Billboard No. 1, CORTIS debuted at No. 3, and BTS is confirmed for the World Cup Final halftime stage.

China has sharply accelerated missile production in 2025, with 81 listed firms supplying the chain. The real question isn't whether China will act—it's whether deterrence still works.

Trump and Xi meet in Beijing with trade, Taiwan, and AI on the table. What each side wants — and what they're willing to give up — could define superpower relations for years.

Taiwan's Thunder Tiger became the first Asian firm to win US military drone clearance with a China-free supply chain. As Trump meets Xi, the drone arithmetic reshapes defense strategy.

TSMC has signed a 30-year power purchase agreement for 100% of output from Taiwan's Hai Long offshore wind project. The 1GW deal reveals how chipmakers are quietly becoming energy companies.

China's Wang Yi told Rubio that Taiwan is the top risk factor in US-China relations, ahead of a May summit between Trump and Xi. What Beijing is really signaling.

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te was grounded before his flight even took off, after three African nations denied overflight rights. Beijing called it the right choice. The implications stretch far beyond one cancelled trip.

KMT chairwoman Cheng Li-wun heads to mainland China April 7–12, possibly meeting Xi Jinping, as her party fractures over defense spending and the US-China rivalry.

KMT chairperson Cheng Li-wun accepts Xi Jinping's invitation for an April visit to China, the first by a sitting KMT leader in nearly a decade. What does it mean for Taiwan's security and cross-strait stability?

Taiwan is positioning itself as a China-free drone supply chain hub. The logic is compelling. But scale, politics, and timing may prove harder to overcome than geopolitics.

William Klein spent 20+ years as a US diplomat, including senior roles in Beijing. Now advising from Berlin, his career raises sharp questions about geopolitics, Taiwan, and the revolving door.

China tried to rally Asian neighbors against Japan over PM Takaichi's Taiwan remarks. Four months later, the effort has largely fallen flat — and the reasons tell us a lot about Asia's shifting geopolitics.