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India’s first commercial microchip fab worth US$11 billion is taking shape in Gujarat — powered by Taiwan’s semiconductor giant PSMC. How are the two nations harnessing the momentum?

🎙️ Gauuri Kapoor, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

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Taiwan and India are building one of Asia’s most dynamic tech partnerships — where Taiwanese chip power meets Indian software talent.

Gauuri Kapoor, Taiwan Country Head of Tata Consultancy Services, shares why this collaboration is perfectly timed.

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In war games, the blue team almost always loses. Why? Atlantic Council's Global China Hub Associate Director Kitsch Liao ( @kitschquixote.bsky.social ) takes us behind the doors of tabletop exercises (TTX) — now a go-to tool for military planners and policymakers.

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ASEAN nations are emerging as key players in chip production. Yet no integrated circuit is made in just one place. How will these nations navigate partnerships amid escalating trade and tech wars?

🎙️ Archanun Kohpaiboon, Chris Tseng and Ng Sze Han
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Southeast Asia is entering the global chip race, with Malaysia leading the way. But what will it take for ASEAN to climb higher in the semiconductor value chain?

🎙️ Archanun Kohpaiboon, Chris Tseng and Ng Sze Han
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China may be the EU’s biggest trading partner, but Europe’s attempts to level the playing field keep failing. Our guest experts unpack why EU-China relations remain fundamentally unbalanced.

🎙️ Andreas Fulda @amfchina.bsky.social & Claus Soong

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Six months after the EU-China summit, any rapprochement between Brussels and Beijing remains elusive and Europe’s industries face an existential threat.

🎙️ Andreas Fulda @amfchina.bsky.social & Claus Soong

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Caught between China’s growing power and Russia’s war on Ukraine, Central and Eastern European (CEE) nations are rethinking their ties with Taiwan.

🎙️ Mitch Yang & Marcin Jerzewski ( @yehaoqin.bsky.social / @europeanvalues.bsky.social )

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Taiwan and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) share strikingly similar journeys of democratization. And today, they’re exploring how those shared experiences can fuel deeper ties.

🎙️ Mitch Yang & Marcin Jerzewski (@yehaoqin.bsky.social/@europeanvalues.bsky.social)
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We’re used to thinking of country code domains as periods and Latin characters. But soon, some nations may get a domain in their own script.

We chat with Samiran Gupta of ICANN, the nonprofit working to make the internet fairer and safer.

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How did the tiny island of Tuvalu turn its internet domain into one of the main sources of income? We speak with Samiran Gupta from ICANN, the nonprofit shaping how the internet is run across borders.

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The conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, Houthi strikes on maritime trade and China’s growing arsenal show how missile warfare is reshaping the battlefield.

Harvard Kennedy School’s Matthew Bunn (@matthew-bunn.bsky.social) breaks down where missile warfare stands today.

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Ukraine’s ability to withstand Russian missile strikes offers crucial lessons for Taiwan as it contends with China’s massive missile arsenal.

Joined by Harvard Kennedy School’s Matthew Bunn (@matthew-bunn.bsky.social), we look at Taiwan’s anti-missile defense strategy.

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Loneliness is everywhere, even in our hyperconnected world. This week on CONNECTED Podcast, therapist Evon Chiu explains why she sees loneliness as the root cause of all mental illness and mood disorders — and shares practical ways to ease it.

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China’s property crisis has spawned ghost towns, stranded home buyers and gutted local government revenue.

What does it mean for China’s economy and political stability? Political scientist Victor Shih (@vicshih.bsky.social) explains.

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