Taiwan 04 (Nov 23 - Dec 27)

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South Korea’s semiconductor exports climbed by 181% YoY for the first 20 days of July. Taiwan’s June export orders from the US rose nearly 84% year-on-year, the fastest pace on record.
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Taiwan's Economy Is as Hot as the Weather! CIER Significantly Raises Full-Year GDP Forecast to 10...
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Strongest in Half a Century! H1 GDP Hits 13.72%, Q2 Upwardly Revised, 3 Consecutive Quarters of G...
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China Is Running a Dress Rehearsal for a Taiwan Trade Quarantine. Here’s What It Looks Like.

Since June 1, Chinese coast guard and maritime safety vessels have been running what appear to be permanent patrols east of Taiwan — hailing foreign commercial vessels, requesting port and crew information and practicing the kind of law enforcement inspections a trade quarantine would require.

Taiwan’s coast guard has now officially sanctioned physical interdiction and the risk of an at-sea incident is rising.

How these drills differ from previous Chinese exercises around Taiwan

What a Chinese trade quarantine would do to Taiwan’s semiconductor industry and global chip supply

How Taiwan’s willingness to physically interdict Chinese vessels creates a dangerous feedback loop

Why Japan and the Philippines are now directly in the crosshairs and how this complicates their joint maritime talks

The stakes are enormous: Taiwan’s ports handle trillions of dollars in global trade and the semiconductors the world runs on.

China has been practicing blockade elements since 2022. A permanent coast guard presence east of Taiwan — backed by military vessels — gives Beijing the infrastructure for a quarantine it can activate on short notice, without firing a shot.

Source: RANE Worldview

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China’s Taiwan Drills

The headlines say China conducted joint naval drills near Taiwan. Here’s what they’re missing.

China isn’t just practicing for an invasion anymore — it’s asserting de facto jurisdiction.

Since June, Chinese vessels have been radioing foreign commercial ships demanding manifest information, imposing disaster-management controls over the Taiwan Strait during a typhoon, and now sailing joint exercises with Indonesia’s navy in disputed waters east of Taiwan.

What China’s shift “de facto governance” means for the timeline to a Taiwan crisis

Why Indonesia’s participation is a strategic win for Beijing, and the signal it sends

How China’s jurisdiction push threatens to scuttle the Sept. 24 Xi-Trump summit

Source: RANE.

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Campaign "Catfishing"?! Beauties "Turn Into Grandmas." Netizens Crack Up: "Can't ...
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