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BUSINESSOct 7Micron Taiwan union authorizes strike over bonus disputeA union at Micron Technology in Taiwan has authorized a strike due to a dispute over bonus payments. This action indicates escalating tensions in labor relations for the company.Seeking Alpha Tech
POLITICSOct 6China Doesn’t Need to Invade Taiwan to Control ItA bloodless political victory may be far harder for Washington to handle.Foreign Policy
CYBEROct 6Linux Backdoors Impersonate Email Security Tools to Evade Detection in Korea and TaiwanThe Hacker News
POLITICSOct 6What Would Europe Do in a Taiwan Crisis?Washington should not take European assistance for granted, especially if states can't agree on how to label Beijing's actions.The Diplomat
MILITARYOct 6US firm to make battle-tested drones in Taiwan, boosting supply chain resilienceTwo combat-tested American drones could become part of Taiwan’s expanding unmanned arsenal as the island seeks to build a “drone shield” against the People’s Liberation Army. California-based defence technology company Aevex Aerospace is working with Taiwan’s Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation (CIRC) to produce its Vandal and Onyx drones locally, combining lessons drawn from the war in Ukraine with the island’s electronics and manufacturing capabilities. Both aircraft have been tested...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 6Taiwan’s Maritime Law Enforcement Operation Has Sparked Anger in Chinese SocietyThe reaction to a Taiwan Coast Guard confrontation reflects the existence of a particularly hardline strand of opinion on Taiwan among mainland Chinese.The Diplomat
POLITICSOct 6Arizona expands Taiwan ties with new representative office, ignoring Beijing's warningsArizona is expanding its ties with Taiwan by opening a new representative office, disregarding warnings from Beijing. This action has diplomatic significance, potentially impacting US-China relations.Seeking Alpha Tech
POLITICSOct 6Taiwan says it has no knowledge that the U.S. will divide its arms package into batchesEl ministro de Defensa de la isla asegura que no hay novedades sobre la venta de armamento por parte de EE.UU., pese a tensiones con Pekín.La venta, que incluye sistemas de defensa avanzados, enfrenta incertidumbre por la relación entre el magnate y el líder chino.Clarín
POLITICSOct 6U.S. Citizen Accused of Surveilling Taiwanese Family on China’s BehalfThe woman, Wanying Zhang, was arrested at the Los Angeles airport on Sunday. She was accused of watching the son of Taiwan’s president in Seattle.NYT US
POLITICSOct 6Alleged Chinese agent arrested in Los Angeles after allegedly surveilling son of Taiwanese presidentA suspected Chinese agent appeared in court Monday after allegedly surveilling the son of the Taiwanese president. The FBI arrested Wanying "Heather" Zhang on Sunday as she was preparing to board a flight from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga reports.CBS News
POLITICSOct 6Beijing’s policy advisers map out how post-reunification Taiwan could be governedSouth China Morning Post
CYBEROct 5US accuses mainland China of targeting Taiwan leader’s family in surveillance caseSouth China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 5Mainland Chinese favour diplomacy to achieve Taiwan reunification with caveats: surveyMainland Chinese prefer coercion over military force to settle the “reunification question” with Taiwan, and their opinion of the US remains low, although they favour engaging with Washington on trade and security. These are the results from the latest survey of mainland citizens, conducted between April 16 and June 26. This straddled the first summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing but came before the second one in Washington last month. “The...South China Morning Post
CONFLICTOct 5FBI arrests a woman accused of spying on Taiwan leader's family for ChinaThe FBI arrested a woman at Los Angeles International Airport as she was leaving the country and accused her of spying on the Taiwanese president's family for China.kcra · united states of america
POLITICSOct 5Woman arrested in US for spying on son of Taiwanese presidentDe FBI heeft gisteren op de luchthaven van Los Angeles een vrouw gearresteerd die in opdracht van China de zoon van de Taiwanese president, Ching-Te Lai, zou hebben bespioneerd. De vrouw stond op het punt om het vliegtuig naar Shanghai te pakken. De aanklager in Amerika verdenkt de vrouw ervan te werken als "een niet-geregistreerde buitenlandse agent". Deze Wanying Zhang (34) is woonachtig in Californië en werkt daar samen met haar man als vastgoedmakelaar. In september 2025 reisde ze volgens federale onderzoekers naar Seattle om foto's, video's en kentekeninformatie van Lai Ting-yu, de oudsteNOS Buitenland
MILITARYOct 5US Marine Corps anti-ship weaponry to see exercise action on remote Japan island near TaiwanThe U.S. Marine Corps will deploy its ground-based anti-ship and air-defense systems to Japan’s southwesternmost island for exercises this month.Defense News
MILITARYOct 5US Marine Corps anti-ship weaponry to see exercise action on remote Japan island near TaiwanThe U.S. Marine Corps will deploy its ground-based anti-ship and air-defense systems to Japan’s southwesternmost island for exercises this month.Military Times
WORLDBREAKINGOct 5FBI arrests a woman accused of spying on Taiwan leader's family for ChinaNPR News
POLITICSOct 5FBI says California woman spied for China on Taiwanese president’s sonWashington Post World
CYBEROct 5California real estate agent accused of spying on Taiwanese president’s son for ChinaThe Independent World
POLITICSOct 5US arrests woman accused of spying for China on Taiwan leader’s familyA woman accused of spying for China on Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's son and his family was arrested Sunday in the United States, US and Taiwanese officials said. The post US arrests woman accused of spying for China on Taiwan leader’s family appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 5FBI arrests woman accused of spying on Taiwanese president's family in the US for ChinaTaiwan’s President Lai Ching-te condemned the incident and slammed China for its blatant disregard of human rights and suppression of personal freedoms, in what he labelled a “barbaric” act.EuroNews [en]
MILITARYOct 5US defence experts to work inside Taiwan military HQ under reported pactSouth China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 5Taiwan breathes easy after the Trump-Xi summit, but is still waiting for U.S. arms.Estados Unidos reafirma su postura inalterada hacia Taiwán tras la cumbre entre Trump y Xi, pero la venta de armas a la isla sigue en suspenso.La "edad de oro" en las relaciones EE.UU.-Taiwán se enfrenta a incertidumbres por el retraso armamentístico, generando inquietud en la isla.Clarín