Analysis: Venezuela-style strike on Taiwan’s leader could prove difficult for China

Analysis: Venezuela-style strike on Taiwan’s leader could prove difficult for China

By Greg Torode and Yimou Lee HONG KONG/TAIPEI, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Some Chinese online users are calling for a Venezuela-style ouster of Taiwan’s leaders in a prelude to taking over the island, but analysts, researchers and security officials say China’s modernizing military is still far from ready. In Taiwan, they say, China’s military has … Read more

US attack on Venezuela to encourage China’s territorial claims, Taiwan attack unlikely, analysts say

US attack on Venezuela to encourage China’s territorial claims, Taiwan attack unlikely, analysts say

By Brenda Goh and Laurie Chen SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Jan 4 (Reuters) – A U.S. attack on Venezuela will encourage China to strengthen its territorial claims over areas such as Taiwan and parts of the South China Sea, but will not hasten any potential invasion of Taiwan, analysts said. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s views on Taiwan and … Read more

Ignoring AI bubble fears, investors bet Nvidia and Google will fuel Taiwan stocks to record

Ignoring AI bubble fears, investors bet Nvidia and Google will fuel Taiwan stocks to record

(Correct the name of the reporter) By Faith Hung and Rae Wee TAIPEI/SINGAPORE, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Technology-rich Taiwanese stocks show little sign of slowing even as artificial intelligence bubble worries cast a shadow over global markets, underscoring domestic confidence in the structural advantages of artificial intelligence that foreign investors may have overlooked. Taiwan’s benchmark … Read more