Taiwan, China and drills
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Taiwan conducts live-fire drills with US-made tanks
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The past few years have shown investors that they should expect the unexpected in geopolitics. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the widespread conflict in the Middle East were probably not the base-case forecasts for scenario planning for many.
The drills began with exercises to counter the actions of Chinese Coast Guard and maritime militia ships that have been harassing Taiwanese ships around offshore island groups close to the Chinese coast,
Footage of a mudslide in northeastern Taiwan in 2022 has been misrepresented as video of a landslide in a southern Philippine city in July. The mayor of Pagadian City called the posts sharing the clip "entirely false" after they spread widely on social media,
Hong Kong police have arrested four people under the Beijing-imposed national security law and accused them of conspiracy to commit subversion.
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Taiwan launched its largest ever military drills on Wednesday, starting with simulated attacks on its command systems and infrastructure ahead of a Chinese invasion, senior defence officials said.
With Beijing likely to rely on asymmetric capabilities rather than landing soldiers to invade, America can help siege-proof the island democracy.
Momentum is building in Taiwan to lessen its business dependency on China, its biggest trading partner. Doing so will not be easy.
As Taiwan waits for Trump's final call on tariffs – both on the country and on semiconductors – Sebastian Hou, MD at Neuberger Berman, talks about some of the factors at play, and how to approach investment in Taiwanese companies.