Lu is a Chinese-American community leader and businessman based in New York who came to the attention of US national security authorities following allegations that he helped operate an unauthorized overseas Chinese police station in Manhattan’s Chinatown. taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/…

Taiwan's opposition Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) underscored her anti-war message with a pointed line: "Drones should be used to deliver bubble tea, not missiles." taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/…

"Russian tourists are the outperforming segment by a wide margin," BMI said in a report this month, noting that Ho Chi Minh City has been jokingly dubbed "Saigongrad." asia.nikkei.com/business/tra…

Vietnam accounted for three of the world's 10 worst airports this year, according to travel data provider AirHelp, which cited lengthy waits. asia.nikkei.com/business/tra….

Video: Japanese fans celebrated their 2-2 tie against the Netherlands early this morning at Shibuya Crossing. After police started blowing whistles demanding that they stop blocking the road, they dispersed.

"The old comrades are inexplicably vanishing one by one," the narrator says. asia.nikkei.com/politics/int….

A rational and pragmatic Xi should acknowledge the success of the Davids (Ukraine, Iran) against the Goliaths (Russia, US).

"Any major disruption to the Taiwan Strait would therefore not only damage China’s own trade prospects but also strain its supply chains, impede its energy distribution efforts, and slow its industrial production." hudson.org/defense-strategy/…

Taipei aims to procure roughly 100,000 drones by 2028 yet "drone losses could reach thousands of systems per day in the opening phase of hostilities." hudson.org/defense-strategy/…

"If blockaded, Taiwan should focus on imposing systematic attrition on Chinese naval operations, trade, merchant shipping, maritime insurance, and supply chains." hudson.org/defense-strategy/…

Will the KMT support Taiwan's drone manufacturers? China hawks say the spending is essential to strengthen Taiwan’s defenses, and US Republican Senator Dan Sullivan mimics Xi's idiom that the KMT is “playing with fire.” taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/…

Taiwan's International Cooperation and Development Fund has reached out to Google, Microsoft and Amazon to gauge interest in investing in the project while discussing financing with the US International Development Finance Corporation. taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/…

Taiwan launches website for Chinese nationals to report intelligence reut.rs/4fJHYjd reut.rs/4fJHYjd

"They've demonstrated through their actions that, in the event of an emergency, they would cut undersea cables to sever the infrastructure of Taiwan and its neighbors," Masuo said. asia.nikkei.com/politics/int….

I share concerns about China’s access to advanced AI models, but if the admin feels so strongly about this, I have a series of questions it should answer: - Why did it loosen export controls to allow AI chip sales to China, which allow China to build its own Mythos? - Why is it not enforcing existing export controls that would prevent China from smuggling AI chips from Southeast Asia and other countries? - Why is it not enforcing existing export controls that would prohibit Chinese companies from training advanced AI models on remotely accessed AI chips? Or imposing tighter controls on remote access? - Why has it still not closed a loophole it created that allows Chinese front companies outside China from making AI chips at TSMC or Samsung? - Why has it not tightened controls on China’s access to semiconductor manufacturing equipment (which have not been updated in over 18 months - the longest the US has ever gone without updating them)? - Why has it not imposed equivalent controls on all advanced AI models being served to China/Chinese companies? - Why did it restrict access to all countries and foreign nationals accessing Mythos/Fable, not just China? If the admin was serious about addressing the challenges posed by China in AI, it would be using export controls to address all of these questions and build a comprehensive strategy to prevent China from building or obtaining advanced models. But over the last 1.5 years, it has loosened or ignored controls on China, and only opened new loopholes in controls it inherited. If the admin truly has deep concerns about China’s access to advanced models, it has to act accordingly. It isn’t.

"Beijing’s reluctance to show up for partners such as Iran and Venezuela, which were attacked by the US this year, is a hurdle to winning new customers." taipeitimes.com/News/editori…

‘Charismatic but naive’: Taiwanese opposition KMT chief’s peacemaker pitch leaves US unimpressed bit.ly/4uEKQS9

We are in a race against China for the best AI technology in the world and we must win. Right now, we have the best semiconductors in the world and China is doing everything it can to buy or steal them. Chairman @RepMoolenaar's SCALE Act would create clear standards for when and how export controls on semiconductor restrictions should apply. ijr.com/article/demystifying…

In certain Chinese waters, "relatively large living marine animals have been fitted with sensors to swim in specific areas, collect ocean data, and transmit it to overseas satellites," the ministry claimed. cbsnews.com/news/china-spy-t…

Unitree is a Chinese military company, as laid out in a Select Committee letter last year and confirmed by the Pentagon this week. Its robots are used by the PLA, advance China’s ambitions, and threaten our robotics industry. Americans — from companies to universities — should not be working with Unitree or buying its products. Chairman @RepMoolenaar’s GUARD Act will ensure Unitree’s robots are banned from America. cnbc.com/2026/06/01/nvidia-u…