International perspective

Reciprocal Tariffs Aren't a Trade War, They're a Power Game of Reshuffling — Where Taiwanese Companies Should Stand
This round of reciprocal tariffs has given Taiwan a provisional answer: in February 2026, Taiwan and the U.S. signed a Reciprocal Trade Agreement setting the rate at 15%, non-stacking, with... Read more...
In the Sovereign-AI Wave, Taiwan's Real Leverage Isn't "Its Own Model" — It's Being the Node the World Can't Route Around
Governments everywhere are chasing "sovereign AI" — their own compute, data, models — driven by a fear called "digital colonization": when a foreign AI interprets your country through someone else's... Read more...
One Thing I Learned at Harvard: To Read Geopolitics, First Read Fear
In 2000, I went to the Harvard Kennedy School for a second master's degree. By then I had already been a reporter and news anchor for years — the logical... Read more...
Years of Pursuit for Fifteen Minutes — What Lee Kuan Yew Taught Me About How a Small State Makes the Powerful Listen
Since returning to media in Taiwan in 1998, I had one ambition: a single, resounding interview on the power structures of international politics. My target: Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew —... Read more...
The coordinates Pompeo set for Taiwan – today's chip war, the political script was written two years ago.
Today's chip war; the political script was written two years ago. In July 2020, Pompeo did two things: he issued the "South China Sea Declaration" and delivered a speech at... Read more...