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Joel Atkinson is a professor in the Graduate School of International and Area Studies (GSIAS) at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, where he researches and teaches East Asian international politics.
MANILA -- The Asian Development Bank has revised upward its growth forecast for developing Asia in 2024, encouraged by improved tech-related exports in South Korea and Taiwan and robust domestic demand across the region.
TOKYO -- Palauan President Surangel Whipps Jr. told Nikkei Asia on Tuesday that pressure from China is reaching a "new level" after a tourism delegation was recently denied entry to Macao and as the Pacific island nation investigates a suspicious cyber attack this month targeting customs and border functions.
TAIPEI -- Data centers and all of their supporting infrastructure will need to be redesigned to cope with the boom in generative artificial intelligence, creating new opportunities for growth, according to one of Taiwan's top data center operators.
China has developed a new algorithm to use low-resolution satellite images to track US warships globally, marking a significant development in maritime surveillance capabilities and military strategy.
The long-smoldering tensions between China and Taiwan have been entering a more precarious phase. In recent months, Beijing has threatened to severely punish Taiwanese citizens who challenge China’s claim to the island. More Chinese jets have buzzed the skies near it. Chinese Coast Guard ships have sailed near Taiwan’s outer islands.
After a series of major maritime standoffs, the Philippines is in hot pursuit of more India-made BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to point at China in the contested South China Sea.
The Philippines, which has some 200,000 workers in Taiwan, faces its own challenges if conflict erupts. Geopolitical analyst Matteo Piasentini cautioned that “the concern may be real” as Beijing had already warned Manila not to “play with fire” when it comes to the Taiwan issue “if it cares about those workers”.