For now, economic arguments trump concerns about placing critical energy assets in what some security analysts believe could one day become a theater of war.
Chinese censors have long targeted representations of Winnie the Pooh over internet memes that compare the fictional bear to China's president.
War in Ukraine lends new urgency to Taiwan's security needs, especially against cyberattacks or attempts to sever cables that connect the island to the internet.
China ended formal high-level communication with Taiwan's government in 2016 after the island's voters elected Tsai Ing-wen, whom Beijing considers a separatist, as president.
Gov. Eric Holcomb was making the third trip to Taiwan this month by a U.S. delegation after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited briefly, infuriating China.
The shortages of computer chips that forced global automakers to scrap production plans over the past two years are easing — at a new and permanent cost to the car companies.
Despite being the world's largest producer of cars, and leader in electric vehicles, China relies almost entirely on chips imported from Europe, the United States and Taiwan.
Companies are reporting a strong market for products, especially in automotives and high-end computing, but difficulty in securing inputs.
The plans, championed by President Tsai Ing-wen, come as chip companies plow billions of dollars into capacity expansion.
Taiwan held live-fire drills in its northernmost territory on Wednesday, putting the spotlight on a remote island that is strategically located at a chokepoint near China — and potentially vulnerable to attack. Although the Defense Ministry says the exercises on Dongyin, part of the Taiwan-controlled ...
