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2024 Taiwan Presidential and Legislative Elections Outlook
Taiwan’s presidential and legislative elections scheduled to take place this coming Saturday are the first set of elections in what will be a “year of elections.”
Taiwan’s economy with risk exposure in China and cross-Strait tensions are causing concern for Western companies
Cross-Strait tensions, and the 2024 Taiwan presidential elections, are prompting some Western organizations and investors to diversify away from both Taiwan and China in order to minimize risk exposure to the mainland.
Pamir Strategic Insights Issue 1: Strategic Outlook 2024: US-China Relations
US-China strategic competition stands at a critical juncture and is likely to intensify in 2024.
US-China economic talks lead to “three important consensuses”
Following a series of high-level bilateral talks in November, notably between US Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen and Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China HE Lifeng, and Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, both countries are making progress in maintaining a working economic relationship.
China Update - China’s new Foreign State Immunity Law - 2 October 2023
China invested RMB 3.782 trillion ($519 billion) in technology R&D in 2022, up 10.1% YoY and the seventh year of double-digit growth, according to Chinese government data released on 20 September.
The 24th EU-China Summit: diplomacy and dialogue, but few deliverables
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council Charles Michel, accompanied by High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang at the 24th EU-China Summit in Beijing on 7 December 2023.
Taiwan Update - China’s use of AI for its influence campaign - 18 September 2023
On 8 September in an interview with Bloomberg, Taiwan’s de-facto ambassador to Washington HSIAO Bi-khim said Taiwan’s semiconductor companies are holding back their investments in the US because of “unreasonable and unfair” double taxation.
Lai and Hsiao register as DPP presidential and vice-presidential candidates in Taiwan 2024 elections
Taiwan’s former envoy to the US, Bi-khim Hsiao, and Lai Ching-te (also known as William Lai), head of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and frontrunner in the upcoming presidential elections, became the first contenders to officially register their candidacy for the Taiwanese elections on 13 January 2024.
Detainment of Kroll executive in Hong Kong causes further concerns over investments and business in China
It is becoming increasingly difficult for Western companies to do business in China over Beijing’s nebulous definition of what constitutes the state’s concerns around “national security”.
Biden-Xi Meeting Yields Agreements, but Taiwan Remains Flashpoint
On 15 November, President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping met at the Filoli Estate country house near San Francisco during the APEC summit to discuss key issues, such as Taiwan, climate change, and fentanyl trade.
Will the Israel-Hamas conflict embolden China in the Taiwan Strait?
Beijing's response to the Israel-Hamas war has implications for China's strategic thinking towards Iran and the Middle East and, most importantly, towards Taiwan. With the US supplying wars in Ukraine and Israel, will China be emboldened to pursue more aggressive moves in the Strait?
China Update - appointment of Dong Jingwei will tighten the Ministry of State Security’s control in Hong Kong - 1 August 2023
A special Politburo meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping on 24 July to analyze China’s economic situation and boost the economy in the second half of 2023 stressed that “the nation’s economy has enormous resilience and potential, and the positive fundamentals for long-term development remain unchanged,” but China’s economy faces new challenges.
Raimondo visit to Beijing continues Washington’s “de-risking vs. de-coupling” stance towards China
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s recent visit to Beijing follows the visits of three other high-level US officials this year as the latter continues to express Washington’s intent to keep trade communication channels open.
Pamir's Alan Kohler joins CBS News to discuss the threat of espionage from China
Earlier this month, the intelligence leaders from the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada (theFive Eyes) made their first joint statement in 90 years about the multiple and unprecedented threats China poses to the rest of the world’s economies and security.
China fines US company Mintz for illegal activities, prompting investor concerns
As China attempts to revive its economy, a raft of measures including tighter counter-espionage laws, raiding the offices of US advisory firms, changes to cybersecurity rules, and blocking the export of Chinese data, is damaging investor confidence in the world’s second-largest economy.
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