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In the high-tech universe, there is a single common road that top-flight companies like Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM),...
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It might seem like the world is rife with war, but in historical perspective, we are living through one of the most peaceful periods in human history. Nonetheless, there’s always the real danger...
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Tensions between China and Taiwan are rising. Beijing has long maintained Taiwan is a separatist province to be brought back into the fold, by force if necessary. Most nations, including the United...
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Taiwan is unlikely to be much of a factor in the upcoming US presidential election. Domestic concerns will play a much bigger role in choosing the next president. However, whichever candidate the...
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Domestic concerns typically dominate American presidential elections but the outcome always has a global effect. Taiwan isn’t likely to feature prominently in any candidate’s campaign speech but...
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Fertility rates in the developed world are falling rapidly. For population stability, the broadly accepted figure is 2.1 children per woman. The global fertility rate is just above this figure at 2.3...
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The Republic of China (Taiwan) is a de facto independent nation in diplomatic limbo. Very few of the world’s nations recognize Taiwan as a country and that small number diminishes further every...
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The Chinese Civil War ended in 1949 with the evacuation of the defeated Nationalists to Taiwan. However, it may be more accurate to think of that as the end of the second phase of an ongoing...
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The People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan) have a difficult history. To put it mildly. The seeds of this acrimony were sown long before the end of the Chinese Civil War in...
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Beijing reacted angrily to the election of Lai Ching-te as President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in 2024. The People’s Republic of China considers Lai a dangerous separatist leading a wayward...
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In March 1999, Admiral Dennis C. Blair testified before Congress that China was not a serious threat to the United States. He claimed that it would be “several years” before the People’s...
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For the nation that wrote the book on war, China has not enjoyed much military success in the modern era. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is the world’s largest military but it has some major...
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One energy stock received two upgrades Friday morning after announcing a merger on Thursday. Basic materials stocks were in favor, too.
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